RECOGNIZE

Definitions

1. 1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of. Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen. Harte.
2. 2. 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.
3. 3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.
4. 4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
5. 5. To review; to reëxamine. [Obs.] South.
6. 6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] R. Monro.