unrecognize en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + recognize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To cease to recognize.
We are so good that it is almost impossible to unrecognize a face in order to notice the asymmetries that help us first recognize it.
2007 August 15, “Reading Lincoln’s Face”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unrecognizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unrecognized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unrecognized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unrecognise | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| unrecognizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |