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Cognize

Cognize \Cog"nize\, v. t. [Cf. Cognizant, Recognize.] To know or perceive; to recognize.

The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they are cognized by it.
--H. Spencer.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
cognize

1650s, back-formation from cognizance. Related: Cognized; cognizing.

Wiktionary
cognize

vb. 1 To know or be aware of. 2 To select a pattern of information and assign it as an entity.

WordNet
cognize

v. be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" [syn: know, cognise] [ant: ignore]

Usage examples of "cognize".

They are all the outward forms of evolution, and not one of them represents how evolution looks from the inside, how the individual holons feel and perceive and cognize the world at various stages.

Since Spirit always manifests simultaneously in and as the four quadrants, then this spiritual intuition is (and would have to be) unpacked according to how each stage of development cognizes the four quadrants.

They are 'used minds' because they realize, hold and cognize their objects [all in the gross realm].

It is rather the opening or clearing in which, right now, all manifestation arises in your awareness, remains a bit, and fades: the unwavering clearing itself never enters the stream of time, but cognizes each and all with perfect Presence, primordial Purity, fierce Compassion, unflinching Embrace.