recognise

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recognise

/ˈɹɛkənaɪz/ Canada, US, UK
/ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪz/ Canada, US, UK
/ˈɹekənɑɪz/ Australia
/ˈɹekəɡnɑɪz/ Australia

verb recognises · recognising · recognised

UK, nonstandard Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of recognize “[…] That woman is stark mad, Lord Stranleigh. Her own father recognised it when he bereft her of all power in the great business he founded. […]”

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Closest in meaning: realise, acknowledgement, recognised, identify, note, agree, realize, understand, recognition, recognize, see, perceive, recognizable, know, remember, comprehend

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"recognise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recognise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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recognise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recognise

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"recognise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recognise.

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@misc{recognise_2026,
  title = {recognise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recognise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}