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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Generally approved or compelling recognition
Example:
his recognized superiority in this kind of work
Synonyms:
accepted; recognised; recognized
Classified under:
Similar:
acknowledged (recognized or made known or admitted)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Provided with a secure reputation
Example:
a recognized authority
Synonyms:
recognised; recognized
Classified under:
Similar:
constituted; established (brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb recognise
Context examples:
Many HAPs are already recognised as carcinogenic, however most of them have yet to be studied.
(Lung damage from agricultural fires probed, SciDev.Net)
At first I thought that she had not recognised me, but as I bent over her she suddenly shrieked out in a voice which I shall never forget, ‘Oh, my God!
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
However, inflammation in the brain – known as neuroinflammation – has been recognised and linked to many disorders including depression, psychosis and multiple sclerosis.
(Inflammation in the brain linked to several forms of dementia, University of Cambridge)
My father was in the meantime overjoyed, and, in the bustle of preparation, only recognised in the melancholy of his niece the diffidence of a bride.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
A glycoprotein with a glycan in the form Glc0-3Man8GlcNAc2 is released from the calnexin cycle, recognised by a mannosidase- like protein EDEM and dislocated from the ER to the cytosol.
(Endoplasmic Reticulum Degradation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A horseman, fantastically dressed in green and splendidly mounted, was waiting at the crossroads, and as he spurred towards us I recognised the dark, handsome face and bold black eyes of Mendoza.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Mr. Utterson had already quailed at the name of Hyde; but when the stick was laid before him, he could doubt no longer; broken and battered as it was, he recognised it for one that he had himself presented many years before to Henry Jekyll.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The consumption of sugary drinks has increased worldwide during the last few decades and is convincingly associated with the risk of obesity, which in turn is recognised as a strong risk factor for many cancers.
(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
I think he recognised my thought in my eyes, for he said very quietly, manifestly for the ears of the attendant:—Ah, a sad accident!
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
With a thrill I recognised the voice of that of my friend.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
