cognise

cog·nize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kog-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒg naɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kog-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒg naɪz/

Definitions of cognise word

verb with object cognise to perceive; become conscious of; know. 1
noun cognise Non-Oxford British standard spelling of cognize. 1
verb cognise Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cognize. 0

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Origin of cognise

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60; back formation from cognizance

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Parts of speech for Cognise

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cognise

cognise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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