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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

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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

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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

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See'st thou, then, how all things in cognizing use rather their own faculty than the faculty of the things which they cognize?

From The Consolation of Philosophy by James, H. R. (Henry Rosher)

Being is God, infinite Spirit; therefore it cannot cognize aught material, or outside of infinity.

From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker

Now, an idea is clear when we cognize its object not as an individual thing, but in its connection, as a link in the causal chain, as necessary, and as a mode of God.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

Substances are distinct from one another when we can clearly and distinctly cognize one without the other.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

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

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