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- [rek-uh g-nahyz]
- /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz/
- /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rek-uh g-nahyz]
- /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz/
Definitions of recognize word
- verb with object recognize 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 recognize to identify from knowledge of appearance or characteristics: I recognized him from the description. They recognized him as a fraud. 1
- verb with object recognize to perceive as existing or true; realize: to be the first to recognize a fact. 1
- verb with object recognize to acknowledge as the person entitled to speak at a particular time: The Speaker recognized the congressman from Maine. 1
- verb with object recognize to acknowledge formally as entitled to treatment as a political unit: The United States promptly recognized Israel. 1
- verb with object recognize 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 recognize
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 Recognize
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
recognize popularity
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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
recognize usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for recognize
verb recognize
- 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.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
Antonyms for recognize
verb recognize
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- cold-shoulder — to snub; show indifference to.
- 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.
- have nothing to do with — not associate with
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