1. recognize - verb
· accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
Synonym(s): acknowledge, recognise, know
Hypernym(s): accept
2. recognize - verb
· be fully aware or cognizant of
Synonym(s): recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise
Hypernym(s): know, cognize, cognise
3. recognize - verb
· detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
Synonym(s): spot, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick_out, make_out, tell_apart
4. recognize - verb
· perceive to be the same
Synonym(s): recognise
Hypernym(s): remember, retrieve, recall, call_back, call_up, recollect, think
5. recognize - verb
· grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
Synonym(s): accredit, recognise
Hypernym(s): license, licence, certify
6. recognize - verb
· express greetings upon meeting someone
Hypernym(s): address, accost, come_up_to
7. recognize - verb
· express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
Synonym(s): acknowledge, recognise
Hypernym(s): thank, give_thanks
8. recognize - verb
· exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
Hypernym(s): be
9. recognize - verb
· show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
Synonym(s): recognise
Hypernym(s): prize, value, treasure, appreciate
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