Monitor and Recognize

Monitor

Monitor verb - To pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose.

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Recognize and monitor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recognize" instead a verb "Monitor".

Recognize verb - To have a clear idea of.

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Monitor and recognize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Monitor" instead a verb "Recognize".

character	monitor character	recognize character
people	monitor people	recognize people
status	monitor status	recognize status
characters	monitor characters	recognize characters
Other words: anyone, names, signs.

The situation got inverted when Sparadrap ran into Master Zen a few episodes earlier, where he didn't recognize him until the words "monitor" and "prison" got pronounced.

Source: Series / Noob
The guards don't monitor the prisoners' Internet use, don't screen their mail, and don't recognize one of them when he grows a beard and then shaves it off.

Source: Series / White Collar
Artistic License Biology: The hematologist remarks that Quinn's red blood cells are "biconvex." Meanwhile the microscope's monitor displays regular biconcave red blood cells, so we can recognize them.

Source: Film / Blade

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