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recognise
A	verb
	1	acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know
			accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚accept ╚acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know
	2	recognize, recognise
			perceive to be the same
		Category Tree: remember; retrieve; recall; call back; call up; recollect; think ╚recognize, recognise ╚identify
	3	recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise
			be fully aware or cognizant of
		Category Tree: know; cognize; cognise ╚recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise ╚know
	4	acknowledge, recognize, recognise
			express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚thank; give thanks ╚acknowledge, recognize, recognise ╚appreciate
	5	greet, recognize, recognise
			express greetings upon meeting someone
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚come; come up ╚address; accost; come up to ╚greet, recognize, recognise ╚wish; bid ╚say farewell ╚welcome; receive ╚hail; herald ╚salute ╚salute; present ╚salute ╚curtsy; bob ╚shake hands
	6	recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart
			detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"

	7	accredit, recognize, recognise
			grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚react; respond ╚accept; consent; go for ╚permit; allow; let; countenance ╚authorize; authorise; pass; clear ╚license; licence; certify ╚accredit, recognize, recognise
	8	recognize, recognise
			show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚think; believe; consider; conceive ╚see; consider; reckon; view; regard ╚prize; value; treasure; appreciate ╚recognize, recognise ╚rubricate ╚honor; honour; reward

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