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recognize
verb
-
recognize
,
recognizing
,
recognizes
,
recognized
to
know
who
or
what
someone
or
something
is
because
you
have
seen
,
heard
,
or
experienced
them
before
•
I
recognized
my
old
teacher
across
the
crowded
airport
terminal
.
I
recognized
my
old
teacher
across
the
crowded
airport
terminal
.
•
Do
you
recognize
the
song
that's
playing
on
the
radio
?
Do
you
recognize
the
song
that's
playing
on
the
radio
?
From
Middle
French
reconoistre
,
from
Latin
recognoscere
meaning
“
to
know
again
”.
verb
-
recognize
,
recognizing
,
recognizes
,
recognized
to
accept
that
something
is
true
,
legal
,
or
exists
•
Many
countries
now
recognize
the
new
government
.
Many
countries
now
recognize
the
new
government
.
•
The
school
will
not
recognize
that
online
certificate
.
The
school
will
not
recognize
that
online
certificate
.
Same
root
as
the
identifying
sense
,
later
broadened
to
legal
and
abstract
acknowledgment
.
verb
-
recognize
,
recognizing
,
recognizes
,
recognized
to
formally
praise
or
reward
someone
for
their
work
or
success
•
The
ceremony
will
recognize
outstanding
community
volunteers
.
The
ceremony
will
recognize
outstanding
community
volunteers
.
•
The
award
recognized
her
years
of
research
.
The
award
recognized
her
years
of
research
.
Sense
developed
in
the
19th
century
from
acknowledging
merit
to
publicly
honoring
it
.