recognize: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 21 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of recognize
verb
- British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
Example: I recognized his face immediately, although his voice was different.
- British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
Example: The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Monday.
- British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
Example: Slavery is widely recognized as immoral.
- British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
Listed forms: recognizes, recognizing, recognized, recognise.
Source: Wiktionary — recognize.
verb
- British, English, North-American, Oxford, UK, US
to cognize again
Listed forms: recognizes, recognizing, recognized.
Source: Wiktionary — recognize.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for recognize.
verb
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
verb
be fully aware or cognizant of
verb
detect with the senses
- spot
- recognise
- distinguish
- discern
- pick out
- make out
- tell apart
verb
perceive to be the same
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is recognize in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of recognize
R(1) + E(1) + C(3) + O(1) + G(2) + N(1) + I(1) + Z(10) + E(1) = 21 points.
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Anagrams of recognize
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from recognize
128 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in recognize. Showing up to 24, longest first.