recognize
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(verb) perceive to be the same |
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Related Words: call back, call up, identify, recall, recollect, remember, remind, retrieve, think |
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(verb) be fully aware or cognizant of |
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Synonyms: agnise, agnize, realize |
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Related Words: cognize, find, know, know |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, tell apart |
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Related Words: discriminate, resolve |
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(verb) show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!" |
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Related Words: appreciate, honor, honour, prize, reward, treasure, value |
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(verb) discern; "His greed knew no limits" |
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Synonyms: acknowledge, know |
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Related Words: accept, attorn, write off |
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(verb) express obligation for |
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Synonyms: acknowledge |
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Related Words: appreciate, give thanks, thank |
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(verb) express greetings upon meeting someone |
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Synonyms: greet |
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Related Words: accost, acknowledge, address, bid, bob, come up to, curtsy, hail, notice, present, receive, salute, say farewell, shake hands, welcome, wish, wring hands |
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(verb) grant credentials to; as of educational institutions |
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Synonyms: accredit |
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Related Words: certify, licence, license |
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