RECOGNIZE

Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

Example: "The crown prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"

• acknowledge  22
• know  11
• recognise  12

Be fully aware or cognizant of

• agnise  7
• agnize  16
• realise  7
• realize  16
• recognise  12

• cognise  10
• cognize  19
• know  11

• know  11

Detect with the senses

Example: "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"

• discern  10
• distinguish  16
• make out
• pick out
• recognise  12
• spot  6
• tell apart

• resolve  10
• discriminate  17

Perceive to be the same

• recognise  12

• call up
• recall  8
• recollect  13
• remember  14
• retrieve  11
• think  12

• identify  15

Grant credentials to

Example: "The regents officially recognized the new educational institution"

• accredit  13
• recognise  12

Express greetings upon meeting someone

• greet  6
• recognise  12

• accost  10
• address  9
• come up to

• shake hands
• bob  7
• curtsy  11
• salute  6
• • present  9
  • salute  6
  • salute  6
  • hail  7
  • herald  10
  • receive  12
  • welcome  14
  • say farewell
  • bid  6
  • wish  10
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Express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for

Example: "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"

• acknowledge  22
• recognise  12

• give thanks
• thank  12

• appreciate  16

Exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)

Show approval or appreciation of

Example: "My work is not recognized by anybody!"

• recognise  12

• appreciate  16
• prize  16
• treasure  8
• value  8

• honor  8
• honour  9
• reward  10
• rubricate  13