Variant: or re · con · noi · tre
Pronunciation: ˌ r ē -k ə - ' no ̇ i-t ə r, ˌ re-k ə -
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -noi · tered or -noi · tred ; -noi · ter · ing or -noi · tring \ - ' no ̇ i-t ə -ri ŋ , - ' no ̇ i-tri ŋ \
Etymology: obsolete French reconnoître, literally, to recognize, from Old French reconoistre ― more at RECOGNIZE
Date: 1707
transitive verb : to make a reconnaissance of
intransitive verb : to engage in reconnaissance