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1. Show approval or appreciation of
   "My work is not recognised by anybody!"; "The best student was recognised by the Dean";
   - recognize
    
2. Grant credentials to
   "The Regents officially recognised the new educational institution";
   - accredit, recognize
    
3. See or hear differences; identify a particular part or parts of a whole; detect with difficulty
   - spot, recognize, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart
    
4. Express greetings upon meeting someone
   - greet, recognize
    
5. Express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
   "We must recognise the kindness she showed towards us";
   - acknowledge, recognize
    
6. Be fully aware or cognizant of
   - recognize, realize, realise [Brit], agnize [archaic], agnise [Brit, archaic]
    
7. Perceive to be the same
   - recognize
    
8. Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
   "The Crown Prince was recognised as the true heir to the throne";
   - acknowledge, recognize, know
    
9. Exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
   - recognize

Derived forms: recognises, recognised, recognising

Type of: accept, accost, appreciate, be, buttonhole [informal], call back, call up, certify, cognise [Brit], cognize, give thanks, know, licence [Brit, Cdn], license, nobble [Brit, informal], prize, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, thank, think, treasure, value

Encyclopedia: Recognise