cognize

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

verb be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

Back-formation from cognizance.

Consequently, the subject cannot be cognized. — The Critique of Pure Reason, Immanuel Kant
I cognized the center of the empyrean as a point of intuitive perception in my heart. — Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda
It can only occur between a false representation of a being and the true idea of the being when actually cognized. — The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, William James

know, cognise

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