recognize synonyms

recognize

v.

  1. To know again

    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

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

  3. To acknowledge the legality of a government

    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.

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