recognise (
http://definr.com/recognise)
v 1: show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized
by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the
Dean" [syn:
recognize]
2: grant credentials to; as of educational institutions [syn:
accredit,
recognize]
3: 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" [syn:
recognize,
distinguish,
discern,
pick out,
make out, {tell
apart}]
4: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn:
greet,
recognize]
5: express obligation for [syn:
acknowledge,
recognize]
6: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn:
recognize,
realize,
realise,
agnize,
agnise]
7: perceive to be the same [syn:
recognize]
8: discern; "His greed knew no limits" [syn:
acknowledge,
recognize,
know]