Rec"og*nize , v. i. (Law) To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. [Written also
recognise.]
&fist; In legal usage in the
United States the second syllable is often accented.
Rec"og*nize (r&ebreve;k"&obreve;g*nīz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recognized (- nīzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Recognizing (- nī`z&ibreve;ng).]
[From Recognizance;
see Cognition, and cf. Reconnoiter.]
[Written also
recognise.] 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. 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. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.
4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
5. To review; to reëxamine. [Obs.] South.
6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.]
R. Monro.
Syn.
-- To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See Acknowledge.
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