recognisance
— Noun
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~ (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
recognise
— Verb
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~ 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"
recognise
— Verb
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~ express greetings upon meeting someone
recognise
— Verb
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~ 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"
recognise
— Verb
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~ express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
recognise
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~ be fully aware or cognizant of
recognise
— Verb
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~ grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
recognise
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~ perceive to be the same
recognise
— Verb
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~ show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
recognised
— Adjective
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~ provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority"
recognised
— Adjective
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~ generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work"
recognition
— Noun
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~ the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer"
recognition
— Noun
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~ the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country; "territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991"
recognition
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~ designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body; "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"
recognition
— Noun
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~ coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"