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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" [syn: know, cognize, cognise] [ant: ignore]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (cognized; cognizing) Etymology: back-formation from cognizance Date: circa 1837 know, understand • cognizer noun

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cognize Cog"nize, v. t. [Cf. Cognizant, Recognize.] To know or perceive; to recognize. The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they are cognized by it. --H. Spencer.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. (Psych.) Take knowledge of, notice, know, recognize, beware of, take in as object, observe, be conscious of.