Meanings
verbunrecognize (third-person singular simple present unrecognizes, present participle unrecognizing, simple past and past participle unrecognized)
present singular third person unrecognizes · participle present unrecognizing · participle past unrecognized · past unrecognized · alternative UK unrecognise
- transitiveTo cease to recognize.
We are so good that it is almost impossible to unrecognize a face in order to notice the asymmetries that help us first recognize it.
2007 August 15, “Reading Lincoln’s Face”, in New York Times
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APA
unrecognize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrecognize
MLA
“unrecognize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrecognize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrecognize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrecognize.
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