HyperDic: recognise

English > 8 senses of the word *recognise*:
VERB	social	recognise, recognize	show approval or appreciation of
	social	recognise, accredit, recognize	grant credentials to
	perception	recognise, spot, recognize, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart	detect with the senses
	communication	recognise, greet, recognize	express greetings upon meeting someone
	communication	recognise, acknowledge, recognize	express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
	cognition	recognise, recognize, realize, realise, agnize, agnise	be fully aware or cognizant of
	cognition	recognise, recognize	perceive to be the same
	cognition	recognise, acknowledge, recognize, know	accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

English > *recognise*: 8 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	show approval or appreciation of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	recognize
Narrower	honor, honour, reward	bestow honor or rewards upon
Narrower	rubricate	place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint
Broader	prize, value, treasure, appreciate	hold dear
Spanish	admitir, reconocer
Catalan	admetre, reconèixer

English > *recognise*: 8 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	grant credentials to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	accredit, recognize
Broader	license, licence, certify	authorize officially
Spanish	acreditar, reconocer
Catalan	acreditar

English > *recognise*: 8 senses > verb 3, perception
Meaning	detect with the senses.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	spot, recognize, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart
Entails	perceive, comprehend	To become aware of through the senses
Narrower	discriminate	distinguish
Narrower	resolve	make clearly visible
Spanish	detectar, discernir, distinguir, percibir, reconocer, sentir, vislumbrar
Catalan	albirar, detectar, dicenrnir, discernir, distingir, reconèixer, sentir

English > *recognise*: 8 senses > verb 4, communication
Meaning	Express greetings upon meeting someone.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	greet, recognize
Narrower	curtsy, bob	make a curtsy
	hail, herald	greet enthusiastically or joyfully
	salute	greet in a friendly way
	salute, present	recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation
	salute	honor with a military ... / military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
	say farewell	say good-bye or bid farewell
	shake hands	Take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
	welcome, receive	bid welcome to
	wish, bid	Invoke upon
Broader	address, accost, come up to	speak to someone
Spanish	saludar
Catalan	saludar

English > *recognise*: 8 senses > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	acknowledge, recognize
Narrower	appreciate	recognize with gratitude
Broader	thank, give thanks	Express gratitude or show appreciation to
Spanish	reconocer

English > *recognise*: 8 senses > verb 6, cognition
Meaning	Be fully aware or cognizant of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	recognize, realize, realise, agnize, agnise
Narrower	know	know the nature or character of
Broader	know, cognize, cognise	Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information
Spanish	advertir, comprender, entender, reconocer
Catalan	advertir, reconèixer

English > *recognise*: 8 senses > verb 7, cognition
Meaning	perceive to be the same.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	recognize
Entails	know	Be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
Narrower	identify	Consider to be equal or the same
Broader	remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think	recall knowledge from memory
Spanish	reconocer
Catalan	reconèixer

English > *recognise*: 8 senses > verb 8, cognition
Meaning	Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	acknowledge, recognize, know
Broader	accept	Consider or hold as true
Spanish	admitir, reconocer, saber
Catalan	reconèixer, saber

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