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recognize [ rec·og·nize ]
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1. Identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.
Julia hardly recognized Jill when they met
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2. Identify from knowledge of appearance or character.
Pat is very good at recognizing wild flowers
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3. (of a computer or other machine) automatically identify and respond correctly to (a sound, printed character, etc.)
Getting computers to recognise faces is notoriously difficult.
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4. Acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of.
he was recognized as an international authority
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5. Show official appreciation of; reward formally.
his work was recognized by an honorary degree from Glasgow University
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6. Officially regard (a qualification) as valid or proper.
Getting qualifications recognized is not the only problem new immigrants face.
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7. Grant diplomatic recognition to (a country or government)
countries which recognized East Germany
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8. (of a person presiding at a meeting or debate) call on (someone) to speak.
As the presiding officer, he recognises those members who wish to speak.
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1. 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’.
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