cognize means to know, perceive, or become aware of. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
cognize is pronounced /ˈkɑɡˌnaɪz/.
Etymology
Back-formation from cognizance.
verb
- To know, perceive, or become aware of.“[T]hey must possess organs of sight—some method of cognizing their environment—akin to that of vision in man.”
- To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.“Cognizing about mind is a ubiquitous human activity; we consistently construe each other as agents undertaking intentional action based on our underlying beliefs and desires (and not as "bags of skin stuffed into pieces of cloth")”