recognize
verb
[ ˈrɛkəɡnʌɪz ]
• identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.
• "I recognized her when her wig fell off"
• acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of.
• "the defence is recognized in British law"
Similar:
acknowledge,
accept,
admit,
concede,
allow,
grant,
confess,
own,
realize,
be aware of,
be conscious of,
perceive,
discern,
appreciate,
understand,
apprehend,
see,
be cognizant of,
take on board,
cognize,
officially approve,
certify,
accredit,
endorse,
sanction,
put the seal of approval on,
validate,
accept as valid,
ratify,
uphold,
support,
Origin:
late Middle English (earliest attested as a term in Scots law): from Old French reconniss-, stem of reconnaistre, from Latin recognoscere ‘know again, recall to mind’, from re- ‘again’ + cognoscere ‘learn’.
