cognise
cognise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cognize.
Meaning of cognize
Verb
cognize (third-person singular simple present cognizes, present participle cognizing, simple past and past participle cognized)
- To know, perceive, or become aware of.
- [T]hey must possess organs of sight—some method of cognizing their environment—akin to that of vision in man.1934, George Henry Weiss, The Mentanicals
- To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.
- Cognizing about mind is a ubiquitous human activity; we consistently construe each other as agents undertaking intentional action based on our underlying beliefs and desires (and not as "bags of skin stuffed into pieces of cloth")2011, Usha Goswami, The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Cognitive Development
Forms of cognise
| third-person singular present | cognises |
|---|---|
| present participle | cognising |
| past participle | cognised |
| past | cognised |
Words formed from cognise
Questions about cognise
- What is cognise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Cognise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cognize.
Words near cognise in the dictionary
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