Rec"og*nize (rk"g*nz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recognized (- nzd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Recognizing (- n`zng).] [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.
Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen.
Harte.
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.