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cognize

[kog-nahyz] / ˈkɒg naɪz /
VERB
comprehend
Synonyms
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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
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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
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ignore miss misunderstand neglect overlook
STRONG
confuse mix up not get
WEAK
be ignorant forget misinterpret

Example Sentences

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Thus we cognize only the necessity of effects in nature, the causes of which are given us.

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

By spiritual advancement, one is able to cognize the breath as an act of mind-a dream-breath.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

The things we do not see or cognize with the physical senses are called mental, or spiritual.

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis

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

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)

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