the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To recognize; to acknowledge.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To acknowledge; own; recognize.
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v. be fully aware or cognizant of
Word Usage
"In the first place, "I do agnize a natural and prompt alacrity I find in hardness," though Heaven forbid but that I should perceive beauty wherever it exists (seeing that a "thing of beauty is a joy for ever")."