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Reconnoitre

{

Recˊon-noi′ter

,

Recˊon-noi′tre

}

(r?kˊ?n-noi′t?r)

,

Verb.

T.

[F.

reconnoitre

, a former spelling of

reconnaître

. See

.]

1.

To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations.

2.

To recognize.

[Obs.]

Sir H. Walpole.