recognize

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.
3. 3.To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
4. 4.To review; to reëxamine. [Obs.] South.
5. 5.To reconnoiter. [Obs.] R. Monro. See Acknowledge.
6. 6.To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A, B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. [Written also recognise.] Note: In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is often accented.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is recognize.

• What is 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 called?
• What is to acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like called?
• What is to show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial called?
• What is to reconnoiter. [Obs.] R. Monro. See Acknowledge called?