/ag nuyz", ag"nuyz/ , v.t., agnized, agnizing . Archaic.
to recognize; acknowledge; own.
Also, esp. Brit., agnise .
[ 1525-35; agn ( oscere ) to recognize ( a ( d )- AD- + ( g ) noscere to come to know, equiv. to gno- know + -scere -ESCE) + -IZE, modeled on COGNIZE, RECOGNIZE ]