Antonyms for recognize
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rek-uhg-nahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz |
Definition of recognize
Origin :- early 15c., "resume possession of land," back-formation from recognizance, or else from Old French reconoiss-, stem of reconoistre "to know again, identify, recognize," from Latin recognoscere "acknowledge, recall to mind, know again; examine; certify," from re- "again" (see re-) + cognoscere "know" (see cognizance). Meaning "know again, recall or recover the knowledge of, perceive an identity with something formerly known or felt" first recorded 1530s. Related: Recognized; recognizing.
- verb identify
- verb acknowledge, understand;
- It does not matter whether we recognize a king or an emperor or a president as our ruler.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- The bill of fare contains nothing which they recognize as such.
- Extract from : « The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- At times he seemed to recognize for a moment some of those with him.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- And now, thought I, am I to be ordered down to recognize my own proposals.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- He supposed me to be some passing stranger, and did not recognize me.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- Even then he does not recognize a man, but God Himself as His judge.
- Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part IV] » by Benedict of Spinoza
- I should not be surprised if I were to recognize him the first time I met him face to face.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- "They are strange to me--I do not recognize their tribes," Kingozi replied blandly.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- I wanted to see if you'd recognize me, and to have a little fun with you if you didn't.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- The moment had been long enough for Dick to recognize Victor Woodville.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
Synonyms for recognize
- admit
- agree
- allow
- appreciate
- approve accept
- assent
- avow
- be aware of
- be familiar
- button down
- comprehend
- concede
- confess
- descry
- determinate
- diagnose
- diagnosticate
- distinguish
- espy
- finger
- flash on
- grant
- greet
- honor
- know
- know again
- make
- make out
- nail
- note
- notice
- observe
- own
- peg
- perceive
- pinpoint
- place
- realize
- recall
- recollect
- remark
- remember
- respect
- ring a bell
- salute
- sanction
- see
- sight
- spot
- tab
- tag
- verify
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