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Meaning of recognise


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  recognise
      v 1: show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not
           recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized
           by the Dean" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}]
      2: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the
         new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
         [syn: {accredit}, {recognize}, {recognise}]
      3: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out
         of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make
         out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {spot}, {recognize},
         {recognise}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make
         out}, {tell apart}]
      4: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: {greet},
         {recognize}, {recognise}]
      5: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must
         acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" [syn:
         {acknowledge}, {recognize}, {recognise}]
      6: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognize},
         {recognise}, {realize}, {realise}, {agnize}, {agnise}]
      7: perceive to be the same [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}]
      8: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power
         and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true
         heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" [syn:
         {acknowledge}, {recognize}, {recognise}, {know}]


WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu

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