recognizing

present participle and gerund of recognize

(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
(British, English, Oxford, US, obsolete) To review; to examine again.
(British, English, Oxford, US, obsolete) To reconnoiter.
(British, English, Oxford, US) To have the property to bind to specific antigens.