recognize

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. acknowledge, concede, remember; perceive, realize, know, distinguish; salute, greet; commend, appreciate. See vision, knowledge, memory, permission, gratitude, assent, courtesy.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To know again]

Syn. identify, recollect, know, recall, remember, place, be familiar, make out, distinguish, verify, sight, diagnose, espy, descry, see, perceive, realize, understand, admit knowledge of, notice; see also know 1 .

2. [To acknowledge]

Syn. appreciate, realize, concede, accept; see acknowledge 2 , admit 3 .

3. [To acknowledge the legality of a government]

Syn. exchange diplomatic representatives, have diplomatic relations with, sanction, approve, extend formal recognition to, extend de jure recognition to, extend de facto recognition to; see also acknowledge 2 , approve 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. identify know, place, *peg, distinguish, detect, realize, recall, discover.

2. appreciate acknowledge, show gratitude, honor, salute, approve.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To perceive to be identical with something held in the memory: know. See KNOWLEDGE, REMEMBER. 2. To establish the identification of: identify, pinpoint, place. Slang: finger. Idiom: put one's finger on. See KNOWLEDGE. 3. To express recognition of: acknowledge, admit. See AFFIRM, KNOWLEDGE.