From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Cognize \Cog"nize\, v. t. [Cf. Cognizant, Recognize.] To know or perceive; to recognize. [1913 Webster] The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they are cognized by it. --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
cognize v 1: 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, cognize, cognise] [ant: ignore]