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      recognize
      verb
      (transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
      (transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
      (transitive, or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
      (transitive) To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
      (transitive) To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
      (immunology) To have the property to bind to specific antigens.
      to cognize again
      (obsolete) To review; to examine again.
      (obsolete) To reconnoiter.
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · againcognosco-cogn · Latin · know, recognize
      Synonyms for recognize
      acknowledgevrealizevdiscernvdistinguishvknowvidentifyvperceivevcognizevunderstandvcomprehendvappreciatevdetectvadmitvacceptvdescryvdiscoverv
      Words related to recognize
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      Where does recognize come from?

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