1. becoming aware of or perceiving something through thought or the senses
Usage: formal; present participle of cognize

Examples

• The student was cognizing the complex mathematical relationship.
• She found herself cognizing patterns in the data that others had missed.
• The philosopher spent years cognizing the nature of consciousness.
• He was cognizing the subtle differences between the two theories.
• The researcher was cognizing new connections in the experimental results.
• They were cognizing the implications of the discovery.