recognize

pronunciation

How to pronounce recognize in British English: UK [ˈrekəɡnaɪz] word uk audio image

How to pronounce recognize in American English: US [ˈrekəɡnaɪz] word us audio image

Verb:

accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
be fully aware or cognizant of
detect with the senses
perceive to be the same
grant credentials to
express greetings upon meeting someone
express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
show approval or appreciation of

Word Origin

recognize: recognize: [15] Latin gnōscere ‘become acquainted’ came from the same prehistoric Indo-European base, *gnō-, as produced English know. Combination with the prefix co- ‘with’ gave cognōscere ‘know’ (source of English cognition, quaint, etc). And this in turn had the prefix re- ‘again’ added to it to produce recognōscere ‘know again’, which found its way into English via reconniss-, the stem of Old French reconnaistre (the -ize ending is an English introduction).English has three noun derivatives of the verb: recognition [15], from Latin recognitiō; recognizance [14], now purely a legal term, borrowed from Old French reconnissance and remodelled on the basis of recognize; and reconnaissance [19], borrowed from modern French during the Napoleonic wars. Reconnoitre [18] comes from the now obsolete French reconnoître, which like its surviving variant reconnaître goes back to Latin recognōscere.=> cognition, know, quaint, reconnaissance, reconnoitre

recognize (v.): early 15c., "resume possession of land," back-formation from recognizance, or else from Old French reconoiss-, stem of reconoistre "to know again, identify, recognize," from Latin recognoscere "acknowledge, recall to mind, know again; examine; certify," from re- "again" (see re-) + cognoscere "know" (see cognizance). Meaning "know again, recall or recover the knowledge of, perceive an identity with something formerly known or felt" first recorded 1530s. Related: Recognized; recognizing.

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