Rec"og*nize (rĕk"ŏg*nīz), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Recognized (-
nīzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Recognizing (-
nī`zĭng).] [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.
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.]
☞ In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is
often accented.