agnize
verb
ag·nize ag-ˈnīz 
agnized; agnizing
transitive verb
archaic
: recognize, acknowledge
Word History
Etymology
Latin agnōscere "to recognize, acknowledge" (from ad- ad- + gnōscere, nōscere "to get to know") + -ize, by analogy with Latin recognōscere and recognize
First Known Use
1535, in the meaning defined above