recognosce

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/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɒs/

verb

To recognise.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbrecognosce (third-person singular simple present recognosces, present participle recognoscing, simple past and past participle recognosced)

present singular third person recognosces · participle present recognoscing · participle past recognosced · past recognosced

  1. obsoleterareTo recognise.

    the enemie must palle to come unto him , having timely recognosced the same

    1637, Robert Monro, Monro, His Expedition With the Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keys

Origin

  1. Latinrecognoscere
  2. Englishrecognosce

From Latin recognoscere. See recognizance.

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Chicago

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