recognition

Words with a similar base: recognition

'recognition'

[recognition.n.01] as in: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

Examples:
the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own

'recognition'

[recognition.n.02] as in: the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

Examples:
a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces
experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer

'recognition'

[recognition.n.03] as in: approval

Examples:
give her recognition for trying
he was given credit for his work
give her credit for trying

'recognition'

[realization.n.01] as in: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

Examples:
a growing realization of the risk involved
a sudden recognition of the problem he faced
increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases

'recognition'

[recognition.n.05] as in: (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape

Examples:
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

'recognition'

[recognition.n.06] as in: the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country

Examples:
territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991

'recognition'

[recognition.n.07] as in: an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

Examples:
the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States

'recognition'

[recognition.n.08] as in: designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

Examples:
he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman

Origins

					recognition (English)
└── recognitionem (Latin)

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