recognize

Verb
  1. Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority (synset 200594278)
    "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
    is a type of: accept - consider or hold as true
    same as: acknowledge, know, recognise
  2. Be fully aware or cognizant of (synset 200730579)
    is a type of: cognise, cognize, know - be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
    subtypes: know - know the nature or character of
    same as: agnise, agnize, realise, realize, recognise
  3. Detect with the senses (synset 202197640)
    "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
    entail: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senses
    subtypes:
    same as: discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, spot, tell apart
  4. Perceive to be the same (synset 200611928)
    entail: know - be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
    is a type of: call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think - recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
    subtypes: identify - consider to be equal or the same
    same as: recognise
  5. Grant credentials to (synset 202480958)
    "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
    is a type of: certify, licence, license - authorize officially
    same as: accredit, recognise
  6. Express greetings upon meeting someone (synset 200898754)
    is a type of: accost, address, come up to - speak to someone
    subtypes:
    • shake hands - take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
    • bob, curtsy - make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect
    • salute - greet in a friendly way
    • present, salute - recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
    • salute - honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
    • hail, herald - greet enthusiastically or joyfully
    • receive, welcome - bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
    • say farewell - say good-bye or bid farewell
    • bid, wish - invoke upon
    same as: greet, recognise
  7. Express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for (synset 200893988)
    "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
    is a type of: give thanks, thank - express gratitude or show appreciation to
    subtypes: appreciate - recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
    same as: acknowledge, recognise
  8. Exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate) (synset 202760033)
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  9. Show approval or appreciation of (synset 202552164)
    "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
    is a type of: appreciate, prize, treasure, value - hold dear
    subtypes:
    same as: recognise

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