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cognize

[kog-nahyz] / ˈkɒg naɪz /
VERB
comprehend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appreciate assimilate discern envision fathom grasp
STRONG
apprehend catch click conceive dig envisage get have know perceive read savvy see tumble
WEAK
capiche get the picture gotcha make out take in
Antonyms
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disregard misunderstand neglect not get overlook
STRONG
lose misinterpret miss
WEAK
exclude mistake not include
VERB
fathom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appreciate comprehend divine figure out grasp penetrate pinpoint plumb unravel
STRONG
apprehend catch dig estimate follow gauge get have interpret know measure perceive pierce probe recognize savvy sound
WEAK
get to the bottom
Antonyms
STRONGEST
misinterpret misunderstand
STRONG
estimate guess lose miss neglect not get
VERB
grasp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept appreciate comprehend fathom perceive pick up realize
STRONG
apprehend catch compass dig envisage follow get have know make see take
WEAK
catch on get the drift get the picture latch on take in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
misinterpret misunderstand neglect overlook
STRONG
avoid be immune disallow discourage dissuade fail lose miss not get refuse stop
WEAK
let go release
VERB
know
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appreciate experience have learn notice perceive realize recognize see
STRONG
apperceive apprehend comprehend differentiate discern discriminate distinguish fathom grasp ken prize undergo
WEAK
be acquainted be cognizant be conversant in be informed be learned be master of be read be schooled be versed feel certain get the idea have down pat have information have knowledge of keep up on on top of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore miss misunderstand neglect overlook
STRONG
confuse mix up not get
WEAK
be ignorant forget misinterpret

Example Sentences

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As if conception could possibly occur except for a teleological purpose, except to show us the way from a state of things our senses cognize to another state of things our will desires!

From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William

By quality, that by which I cognize any mode of existence.

From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles

The former alone can we cognize a priori, that is, antecedent to all actual perception; and for this reason such cognition is called pure intuition.

From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow

Take away matter, and mortal mind could not cognize its own so-called substance, and this so-called mind would have no identity.

From Unity of Good by Eddy, Mary Baker

Man is more than physical personality, or what we cognize through the material senses.

From No and Yes by Eddy, Mary Baker

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.