reconnoitre

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reconnoitre

/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/ UK
[ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə] UK
/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/ US
[ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ] US

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From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognise”). There is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre, influenced by the modern French form.

verb reconnoitres · reconnoitring · reconnoitred · reconnoiter · reconnaitre

intransitive, transitive To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information. Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.
obsolete To recognise. As to my person, it will not be so easy to reconnoitre it, for I question whether any of it will remain

Similar: scout, survey

noun reconnoitres · reconnoiter · reconnaitre · reconnaître · reconnoître

An act or instance of reconnoitring. The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoitre.

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@misc{reconnoitre_2026,
  title = {reconnoitre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reconnoitre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}