Word of the Day:
recognize
What It Means
To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Monday.
Recognize in Context
“In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from Middle French reconoistre, from Old French reconoistre, from Latin recognoscere, first attested in the 16th century. Displaced native English acknow (“to recognize, perceive as”), compare German erkennen and Swedish erkänna. Latin had rare recognizare (“to try by jury”).
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