recognise

rec·og·nize

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rek-uh g-nahyz]
- /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz/
- /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rek-uh g-nahyz]
- /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz/

Definitions of recognise word

verb with object recognise to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him. 1
verb with object recognise to identify from knowledge of appearance or characteristics: I recognized him from the description. They recognized him as a fraud. 1
verb with object recognise to perceive as existing or true; realize: to be the first to recognize a fact. 1
verb with object recognise to acknowledge as the person entitled to speak at a particular time: The Speaker recognized the congressman from Maine. 1
verb with object recognise to acknowledge formally as entitled to treatment as a political unit: The United States promptly recognized Israel. 1
verb with object recognise to acknowledge or accept formally a specified factual or legal situation: to recognize a successful revolutionary regime as the de facto government of the country. 1

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Origin of recognise

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; recogn(ition) + -ize; replacing late Middle English racunnysen, recognisen < Old French reconuiss-, stem of reconuistre < Latin recognōscere, equivalent to re- re- + cognōscere to know1; see cognition

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Parts of speech for Recognise

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for recognise

adv recognise

aimlessly — without aim; purposeless.
ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
audibly — capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
chaotically — completely confused or disordered: a chaotic mass of books and papers.
clearly — in a clear, distinct, or obvious manner

adj recognise

amnesic — a person affected by amnesia.

verb recognise

absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
accredit — If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.

adverb recognise

disconnectedly — In a disconnected manner.
discontinuously — In a discontinuous manner; not continuously.
disjointedly — In a disjointed manner.
frenziedly — In a frenzied manner.
identifiably — In a manner or state that is capable of being distinguished or named.

adjective recognise

forgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
inconversant — Not conversant or acquainted (with something); unfamiliar.
oblivious — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.

All 76 Synonyms of recognise

Antonyms for recognise

verb recognise

discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
dispraise — to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

All 5 Antonyms of recognise

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