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recognize
Verb
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If you recognize something, you realize what it is.
I don't recognize him. Is he a friend of yours?
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If something is recognized, it is accepted.
You have to recognize that you can't be right all the time.
The government refused to recognize his passport.
He's generally recognized as the person who made the first radio.
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If something is recognized, it is given an award.
John was recognized for his achievements as a scientist.
access
Noun
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If you have access to something, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.
As a student, you have access to all our facilities including the library and computers.
We will seek to provide greater access to personal records held by government.
access
Verb
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If you access something, you get information from it, usually using a computer.
The product enables multiple systems to access a single database.
Users of PCs can access images from the photo CDs using any CD-ROM input device.