Synonyms for recognise
ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪzrecog·nise

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1. recognize, recogniseverb

   show approval or appreciation of

   "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"

   Synonyms:
   know, realize, tell apart, agnize, spot, realise, acknowledge, distinguish, recognize, accredit, pick out, greet, agnise, discern, make out

2. accredit, recognize, recogniseverb

   grant credentials to

   "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

   Synonyms:
   tell apart, realize, realise, recognize, know, credit, agnise, pick out, agnize, greet, distinguish, make out, discern, spot, accredit, acknowledge

3. spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apartverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   discern, bang, have it away, screw, acknowledge, deal, grapple, get along, choose, distinguish, greet, make love, discover, do, jazz, key, love, roll in the hay, separate, cut, neck, be intimate, signalize, accredit, name, pick out, eff, bonk, make do, spot, bed, do it, mark, have intercourse, realize, make out, manage, have sex, tell apart, select, secern, take, fill out, fill in, have a go at it, key out, tell, agnise, describe, secernate, sleep with, agnize, blemish, identify, contend, issue, fleck, hump, get laid, severalize, descry, have it off, sleep together, get by, signalise, write out, spy, cope, recognize, severalise, know, come, get it on, differentiate, complete, blot, fare, lie with, espy, realise, blob

4. greet, recognize, recogniseverb

   express greetings upon meeting someone

   Synonyms:
   know, realize, tell apart, agnize, spot, realise, acknowledge, distinguish, accredit, pick out, greet, recognize, discern, make out, agnise

5. acknowledge, recognize, recogniseverb

   express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for

   "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"

   Synonyms:
   tell apart, admit, notice, realize, realise, recognize, know, agnise, pick out, agnize, receipt, greet, distinguish, make out, discern, spot, accredit, acknowledge

6. recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agniseverb

   be fully aware or cognizant of

   Synonyms:
   greet, actualize, see, actualise, realize, realise, gain, recognize, earn, know, clear, agnise, pick out, take in, pull in, bring in, agnize, substantiate, understand, distinguish, tell apart, make out, discern, spot, accredit, make, acknowledge

7. recognize, recogniseverb

   perceive to be the same

   Synonyms:
   know, realize, tell apart, agnize, spot, realise, acknowledge, distinguish, recognize, accredit, pick out, greet, agnise, discern, make out

8. acknowledge, recognize, recognise, knowverb

   accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

   "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"

   Synonyms:
   tell apart, distinguish, have intercourse, experience, have a go at it, have sex, spot, bed, cognise, know, get laid, make love, bonk, agnise, acknowledge, greet, love, agnize, admit, pick out, eff, live, sleep together, notice, realise, do it, accredit, lie with, make out, discern, be intimate, recognize, jazz, sleep with, hump, receipt, screw, have it off, have it away, get it on, cognize, bang, realize, roll in the hay

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1. • Accept
   • Address
   • Appreciate
   • Know
   • License
   • Remember
   • Thank

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1. List of paraphrases for "recognise":

   acknowledge, recognize, admit, realise, recognised, recognition, recognising, confess, recognizing, accept, recognized, concede, understand, appreciate, acknowledged

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1. Jeremy Hunt:

   We recognise that Japan has many investments employing hundreds of thousands of people in the U.K. We want strong cooperation to continue.

2. Michael Lang:

   Everything is completely destroyed. You don’t recognise the scenery.

3. Barry Gibson:

   We are sorry that Shay has decided to leave us but recognise that we cannot match the rewards that he has been promised.

4. Simon Redmond:

   It is mostly just to recognise the risk that there is a haircut in a fire sale scenario, in a speedy liquidation. It is fairly standard to assume some kind of a haircut.

5. Saad Al-Mraikhi:

   While the vast majority of workers in Qatar are fairly treated, we recognise that a minority are not. That is why we are reforming labour laws and practices.