recognition
noun
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- adjective
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Sense 1 noun
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
Types & categories
- acceptance hypernym
Related & opposite
- acknowledged attribute
- unacknowledged attribute
- recognize derivation
- acknowledge derivation
Sense 2 noun
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces
Types & categories
- remembering hypernym
- identity hyponym
- speaker identification hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
approval
give her recognition for trying
Types & categories
- commendation hypernym
- memorial hyponym
- ovation hyponym
- salutation hyponym
Related & opposite
- credit derivation
Sense 4 noun
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
a growing realization of the risk involved
Types & categories
- discernment hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 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
Types & categories
- organic phenomenon hypernym
Related & opposite
- biology domain topic
Sense 6 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
Types & categories
- diplomacy hypernym
Sense 7 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
Types & categories
- acceptance hypernym
Sense 8 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
Types & categories
- appointment hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | acknowledged |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | unacknowledged |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | recognize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | acknowledge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | acceptance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | recognize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | identify |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | remembering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | identity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | speaker identification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | credit |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | commendation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | memorial |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ovation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | salutation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | see |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | realize |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | discernment |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic phenomenon |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | diplomacy |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | acceptance |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | appointment |