cognise vs realise

realise vs cognise

cognise and realise both are verbs.

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

As verbs, realise is a hyponym of cognise; that is, realise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cognise:

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

Other hyponyms of cognise include keep track, agnise, agnize, realize, recognise, recognize.

cognise (verb)	realise (verb)
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about	perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
	be fully aware or cognizant of
	make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
	expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
	convert into cash; of goods and property
	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Difference between cognise and realise

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