RECOGNIZE

transitive verb (-nized; -nizing) see: cognition Date: circa 1532 to acknowledge formally: as, to admit as being lord or sovereign, to admit as being of a particular status, to admit as being one entitled to be heard ; give the floor to, to acknowledge the de facto existence or the independence of, to acknowledge or take notice of in some definite way: as, to acknowledge with a show of appreciation , to acknowledge acquaintance with , 3. to perceive to be something or someone previously known , to perceive clearly ; realize , recognizability noun recognizable adjective recognizably adverb ~r noun