From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Recognize \Rec"og*nize\ (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]z), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Recognized (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Recognizing (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [From
Recognizance; see Cognition, and cf. Reconnoiter.]
[Written also recognise.]
1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person
or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge
of.
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Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen.
--Harte.
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2. To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent
to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal
acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to
recognize a consul.
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3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation,
bowing, or the like.
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4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a
testimonial.
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5. To review; to reexamine. [Obs.] --South.
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6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] --R. Monro.
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Syn: To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See
Acknowledge.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
established \established\ adj.
1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and
widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a
team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed
his prestige as an established writer; an established
precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with
unestablished. [Narrower terms: entrenched;
implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized]
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2. securely established; as, an established reputation.
Syn: firm.
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3. settled securely and unconditionally.
Syn: accomplished, effected.
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4. conforming with accepted standards.
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5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the
established facts in the case.
Syn: proved.
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6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting
without cultivation; -- of plants.
Syn: naturalized.
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