verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcogˌnized or ˈcogˌnizing
to take cognizance of; notice
Word origin
back-form. < cognizance
cognize in American English
(ˈkɑɡnaiz)
transitive verbWord forms: -nized, -nizing
to perceive; become conscious of; know
Alsoesp Britcognise
Derived forms
cognizer
noun
Word origin
[1650–60; back formation from cognizance]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backhand, burlesque, gas, oscillation, pony
Examples of 'cognize' in a sentence
cognize
Substances are distinct from one another when we can clearly and distinctly cognize one without the other.
Richard Falckenberg, Translated by A. C. Armstrong Jr. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time (1893). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
Numeric words (which are no exception) have witnessed the ways people used to cognize the world.
SVITLANA SHVACHKO 2013, 'Polyfunctionality of the English quantitative words', Journal of Education Culture and Societyhttp://nowadays.home.pl/JECS/data/documents/JECS=202=282013=29=20208-214.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)