Verb
To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.
To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul.
To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.
To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
To review; to reexamine.
To reconnoiter.
To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhy did you act in this way, you pitiable ones? Make a bow of repentance, recognize your fault, be sorry for your nakedness. Neither one of them could blame himself, neither of them had the least bit of humility. Dorotheus of Gaza
Limited minds can recognize limitations only in others. Jack London
People see God every day, they just don't recognize him. Pearl Bailey
What you don't know, you will not recognize. Cameroon Proverb
The good that you scoff at and ignore, you'll recognize when you lose it. Sicilian Proverb
If you don't recognize God, at least know him by his power. Afghan Proverb