English → Latin
“recognize” in Latin
faciēsmake, form, shape, figure, configuration; a particular face, countenance or visage; external form, look, condition, appevōxvoice; accent; speech, remark, expression, (turn of) phrase
The English word recognize itself goes back to Latin nōscō, through recognosco.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
recognize
recognoscere aliquid, also, agnoscere aliquid. There I recognize the Greek, jam agnosco Graecum: to recognize one’s mistake, agnoscere erratum: to recognize one by anything, noscitare aliquem aliqua re (e.g., facie, voce); abjudicare alicui aliquid (not to recognize in him). Vid: also, ACKNOWLEDGE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for recognize?
- The usual Latin words for “recognize” are faciēs, vōx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.