Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Recognized"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recognize \Rec"og*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recognized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Recognizing}.] [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 re["e]xamine. [Obs.] --South.
6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] --R. Monro.
Syn: To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See
{Acknowledge}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
recognized
adj 1: generally approved or compelling recognition; "several
accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his
recognized superiority in this kind of work" [syn: {accepted},
{recognised}]
2: provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority"
[syn: {recognised}]
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