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reconnoiter

One entry found.

Main Entry: re·con·noi·ter

Variant(s): or re·con·noi·tre \ˌrē-kə-ˈnȯi-tər, ˌre-kə-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): re·con·noi·tered or re·con·noi·tred; re·con·noi·ter·ing or re·con·noi·tring \-ˈnȯi-tə-riŋ, -ˈnȯi-triŋ\

Etymology: obsolete French reconnoître, literally, to recognize, from Old French reconoistre — more at recognize

Date: 1707

transitive verb : to make a reconnaissance ofintransitive verb : to engage in reconnaissance

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