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Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɹ�k�gnaɪz/, SAMPA|/"rEk@gnaIz/
audio|en-us-recognize.ogg|Audio (US)

Alternative spellings
In Commonwealth English also recognise

Etymology 1
From L. recognoscere

Verb
en-verb|recogniz|ing

1. transitive To match something or someone which one currently perceives to a memory of some previous encounter with the same entity.
2. transitive Acknowledge the existence or legality of something.; treat as worthy of consideration or valid.
3. transitive Acknowledge or consider as something.
4. transitive Realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in; realize or admit that.
5. Give an award.

Derived terms
recognizability
recognizable
recognizably
recognizant
recognization
recognizee
recognizer
recognizor

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Derived terms)
trans-top|to match in memory; to know from a previous encounter
Arabic: ARchar|تعر� IPAchar|(ta�árrafa)
Chinese: ��, 认� (rènchū)
Czech: poznat
Dutch: herkennen
Finnish: tuntea
French: reconnaître
German: erkennen
Hungarian: felismerni, megismerni
Italian: riconoscere
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (����, mitomeru)
Korean: ��보� (araboda)
Portuguese: reconhecer
Romanian: recunoa�te
Russian: �знава�� (uznavát�)
Spanish: reconocer
Swedish: erkänna
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trans-top|to acknowledge the existence or legality of something
Czech: uznat
trans-mid
Portuguese: reconhecer
Romanian: recunoa�te
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trans-top|to acknowledge as something
trans-mid
Portuguese: reconhecer
Romanian: recunoa�te
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trans-top|to realize or discover of something
trans-mid
Romanian: recunoa�te
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ttbc|Dutch: herkennen
ttbc|Ewe: dzesi
ttbc|French: reconnaître
ttbc|German: anerkennen
ttbc|Japanese: ��� (mitomeru)
ttbc|Spanish: reconocer
ttbc|Telugu: ��ర�తి��� (gurtimchu) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
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Etymology 2
From re- + cognize

Verb
recognize

1. Cognize again.

fr:recognize
io:recognize
id:recognize
it:recognize
hu:recognize
ja:recognize
ro:recognize
ru:recognize
fi:recognize
ta:recognize
te:recognize
vi:recognize
zh:recognize

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