- (v.t.) To reconnoiter.
- (v.i.) To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.
- (v.t.) To review; to reexamine.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.t.) To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.
- (v.t.) To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing or the like.
- (v.t.) To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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