recognize

recognize [-d, recognizing] v

OFr < L. recognōscěre < re-, again + co-, together + (g)nōscěre, know.

  1. Know; recollect; remember; recall; be familiar with; confess acquaintance with; acknowledge as previously encountered.
  2. See; perceive; notice; realize; understand; be aware of; acknowledge the existence of.
  3. Acknowledge; confess; glorify; praise.