vt to reconnoiter.
2. recognize ·vt to review; to reexamine.
3. recognize ·vt to show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
4. recognize ·vt to acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.
5. recognize ·vi to enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, a b recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.
6. recognize ·vt to know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.
7. recognize ·vt to avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul.