Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To make an object of cognition or thought; perceive; become conscious of; know. Also spelled cognise.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To know or perceive; to recognize.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To know or be aware of.
  • verb To select a pattern of information and assign it as an entity.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

Etymologies

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From Latin cognōscō ("know"), from con ("with") + gnōscō ("know").

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