Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cognize

/ˈkɑɡˌnaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: cog-nize
IPA: /ˈkɑɡˌnaɪz/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To know, perceive, or become aware of.

verb

To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.

Example Sentences

"[T]hey must possess organs of sight—some method of cognizing their environment—akin to that of vision in man."
"Cognizing about mind is a ubiquitous human activity; we consistently construe each other as agents undertaking intentional action based on our underlying beliefs and desires (and not as "bags of skin stuffed into pieces of cloth")"
"“Thinking a lot” also involves other types of cognizing as well, such as cognizing about depressive themes such as being left by a wife for another man or being separated from relatives."
"The act of consciously knowing about consciousness is the act of the brain mirroring its own organizations, cognizing about its own cognizing."

Etymology

Back-formation from cognizance.

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵneh₃-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑɡˌnaɪz/
British English: /ˈkɒɡnʌɪz/

Inflected Forms

cognizes (present, singular) cognizing (participle, present) cognized (participle, past) cognized (past) cognise (alternative)

Derived Forms

cognizable cognization cognizer hypercognize miscognize precognize recognize uncognized

Frequently Paired Words

recognize

Synonyms

know cognise

Questions

How do you pronounce cognize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑɡˌnaɪz/.
What does cognize mean?: To know, perceive, or become aware of.
Where does cognize come from?: Back-formation from cognizance.

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