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 of intransitive verb : to engage in reconnaissance