| noun | the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged “the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work” |
| noun | the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering “a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces” |
| noun | approval “give her recognition for trying” |
| noun | coming to understand something clearly and distinctly “a growing realization of the risk involved” |
| noun | (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape “molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities” |
| noun | the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country “territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991” |
| noun | an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid “the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States” |
| noun | designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body “he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman” |
| acknowledge | verb | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of |
| recognize | verb | perceive to be the same |
| identify | verb | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something |
| credit | verb | give someone credit for something |
| realize | verb | be fully aware or cognizant of |
| realise | verb | be fully aware or cognizant of |