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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cognize

· Cog·nize · IPA /ˈkɑɡˌnaɪz/
01 v. t. To know or perceive; to recognize.
  1. 1.
    To know or perceive; to recognize.
    “The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they are cognized by it.” — H. Spencer.