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ag•nize
(ag nīz′, ag′nīz),USA pronunciation v.t., -nized, -niz•ing. [Archaic.]
- to recognize;
acknowledge;
own.
- Latin agn(ōscere) to recognize (a(d)- ad- + (g)nōscere to come to know, equivalent. to gnō- know + -scere -esce) + -ize, modeled on cognize, recognize
- 1525–35
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