'Recognized' definitions:
Definition of 'recognized'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" [syn: accepted, recognized, recognised]
adjective
Provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority" [syn: recognized, recognised]
Definition of 'Recognized'
From: GCIDE
- Recognize \Rec"og*nize\ (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recognized (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Recognizing (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [From Recognizance; see Cognition, and cf. Reconnoiter.] [Written also recognise.]
- 1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of. [1913 Webster]
- Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen. --Harte. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To review; to reexamine. [Obs.] --South. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] --R. Monro. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See Acknowledge. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'recognized'
From: GCIDE
- established \established\ adj.
- 1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed his prestige as an established writer; an established precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with unestablished. [Narrower terms: entrenched; implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized] [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. securely established; as, an established reputation.
- Syn: firm. [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. settled securely and unconditionally.
- Syn: accomplished, effected. [WordNet 1.5]
- 4. conforming with accepted standards. [WordNet 1.5]
- 5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the established facts in the case.
- Syn: proved. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
- 6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants.
- Syn: naturalized. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'recognized'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepted,
- acknowledged,
- admitted,
- affirmed,
- allowed,
- appreciated,
- apprehended,
- approved,
- ascertained,
- authenticated,
- avowed,
- being done,
- certified,
- comme il faut,
- comprehended,
- conceded,
- conceived,
- confessed,
- confirmed,
- conformable,
- conventional,
- correct,
- countersigned,
- customary,
- de rigueur,
- decent,
- decorous,
- discerned,
- down pat,
- endorsed,
- established,
- fixed,
- folk,
- formal,
- granted,
- grasped,
- hallowed,
- handed down,
- heroic,
- hoary,
- immemorial,
- inveterate,
- known,
- legendary,
- long-established,
- long-standing,
- meet,
- mythological,
- notarized,
- of long standing,
- of the folk,
- oral,
- orthodox,
- pat,
- perceived,
- prehended,
- prescriptive,
- professed,
- proper,
- ratified,
- realized,
- received,
- right,
- rooted,
- sealed,
- seemly,
- seized,
- signed,
- stamped,
- sworn and affirmed,
- sworn to,
- time-honored,
- traditional,
- tried and true,
- true-blue,
- understood,
- underwritten,
- unwritten,
- validated,
- venerable,
- warranted,
- worshipful