recognize

v. i. (Law) To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. [ Written also recognise. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is often accented. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Recognized p. pr. & vb. n. Recognizing ] [ From Recognizance; see Cognition, and cf. Reconnoiter. ] [ Written also recognise. ] 1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of. [ 1913 Webster ]

Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen. Harte. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To review; to reexamine. [ Obs. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To reconnoiter. [ Obs. ] R. Monro. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See Acknowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) The person in whose favor a recognizance is made. [ Written also recognisee. ] Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]