verb

recognise

Translation

to recognize, to identify, to acknowledge

I didn't recognise you with your new haircut.

I didn't recognize you with your new haircut.

The government recognised the new state.

The government recognized the new state.

We must recognise his hard work.

We must recognize his hard work.

((sb./sth.)) to identify (sb./sth.) I didn't recognize you.

((sb./sth.)) as ((sth.)) to acknowledge (sb./sth.) as (sth.) The government recognized the new state.

that ... to accept that ... I recognize that it is a problem.

Synonyms: identify, acknowledge, accept; Antonyms: ignore, overlook

From the prefix 're-' (again) and Latin 'cognoscere' (to get to know). Literally 'to know again'.

Think 're-cognize' - to use your cognition (thinking) again on something you've seen before. Note the American English spelling with 'z'.