Antonyms for recognizing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rek-uhg-nahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz |
Definition of recognizing
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;
- But, changed as he was, he was not slow in recognizing his old enemy, Robert Rushton.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Not recognizing her, our store detective detained her for a short time.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- I took revenge on you for recognizing me by tormenting you as far as I dared.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- This they use in calling to each other, and it is by recognizing the tone of the voice that they know who is calling.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- The Prussians let him come on, recognizing the uniform without any distrust.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- Recognizing me she smiled; but I was in no mood to linger with her.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
- Then you intend to keep up this farce of not recognizing her.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- Often when she was hanging on an acquaintance's arm she met him and laughed at him without his recognizing her.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Marianne, recognizing how serious was the transgression, wished to scold him.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- Captain Gardner, recognizing the finality of the tone, sighed and yielded.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
Synonyms for recognizing
- 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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