Recognize

To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.

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.

To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.

To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.

To review; to reexamine.

To reconnoiter.

To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.

accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"