agnize vs cognise

agnize and cognise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
agnize	No	No	Yes	No
cognise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cognise is a hypernym of agnize; that is, cognise is a word with a broader meaning than agnize:

agnize: be fully aware or cognizant of
cognise: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

Other hypernyms of agnize include cognize, know.

agnize (verb)	cognise (verb)
be fully aware or cognizant of	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about