Recognize /(rĕk"ŏg*nīz)/

imp. & p. p. Recognized; p. pr. & vb. n. Recognizing

1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.

   Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen.

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.
3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.
4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
5. To review; to reexamine. [Obs.]
6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.]

1. To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. (Law)