Definition of recognize

• v. t. - To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.
• v. t. - To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul.
• v. t. - To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.
• v. t. - To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
• v. t. - To review; to reexamine.
• v. t. - To reconnoiter.
• v. i. - To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.