Synonyms for recognize

verb

1. To know again

   identify, recollect, know, recall, remember, place, be familiar, make out, distinguish, verify, sight, diagnose, espy, descry, see, perceive, realize, understand, admit knowledge of, notice; see also know 1.

2. To acknowledge

   appreciate, realize, concede, accept; see acknowledge 2, admit 3.

3. To acknowledge the legality of a government

   exchange diplomatic representatives, have diplomatic relations with, sanction, approve, extend formal recognition to, extend de jure recognition to, extend de facto recognition to; see also acknowledge 2, approve 1.