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Reconnoitre
//ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An act or instance of reconnoitring.
"The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoitre."
Verb
- 1 To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information. intransitive, transitive
"Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops."
- 2 explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody wordnet
- 3 To recognise. obsolete
"As to my person, it will not be so easy to reconnoitre it, for I question whether any of it will remain"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognise”). There is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre, influenced by the modern French form.
Etymology 2
From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognise”). There is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre, influenced by the modern French form.
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