cognise

Questions about cognise

What does cognise mean?

cognise means "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about".

How many syllables are in cognise?

cognise has 2 syllables and divides as cog-nise under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for cognise?

Close synonyms include know, cognize. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cognise a common word?

cognise is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.