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- pronunciation:
- re
k
 g
naIz
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
recognizes, recognizing, recognized |
| definition 1: |
to know from earlier experience.
She recognized him as her former neighbor.With his new beard and mustache, I didn't recognize him at first.- antonyms:
- mistake
- similar words:
- distinguish, identify, know, recall, remember, spot
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| definition 2: |
to admit, understand, or accept as true.
He recognized his mistake and worked to correct it.You need to recognize that each person is different.- antonyms:
- ignore
- similar words:
- appreciate, identify with, realize, respect, see, understand
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| related words: |
approve, believe |
| derivations: |
recognizable (adj.), recognizably (adv.) |
The word recognize
contains the following parts:
cogn, cognit, gnor
Latin
root
that means know, knowledge
  Example words:
- synonyms:
- gnos, gnosis, gnom, -gnomy
-ize, -ise
Greek
verb-forming suffix
that means to turn into or cause to be
More about this word part:
The suffix -ize
, -ise
forms transitive verbs from adjectives (civilize
) and nouns (crystallize
). The oldest English verbs ending in -ize
were loanwords from Greek (baptize
, catechize).
Example words:
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