"cognize" meaning in English

See cognize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɑɡˌnaɪz/ [General-American], /ˈkɒɡnʌɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌkɒɡˈnaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: cognizes [present, singular, third-person], cognizing [participle, present], cognized [participle, past], cognized [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from cognizance. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}}, {{back-form|en|cognizance}} Back-formation from cognizance Head templates: {{en-verb}} cognize (third-person singular simple present cognizes, present participle cognizing, simple past and past participle cognized)
  1. To know, perceive, or become aware of. Translations (to know or be aware of): узнавам (uznavam) (Bulgarian), забелязвам (zabeljazvam) (Bulgarian), connaître (French), connoistre (Middle French), cognoistre (Middle French), känna till (Swedish), sadınmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cognize-en-verb-2O9NTUbt Disambiguation of 'to know or be aware of': 93 7
  2. To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.
    Sense id: en-cognize-en-verb-a7u1aqjV Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Middle French translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cognise (english: non-Oxford British spelling) Derived forms: cognizable, cognization, cognizer, hypercognize, miscognize, precognize, recognize (alt: re-cognize), uncognized Related terms: recognize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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