| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| reconnoiter |
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| SYLLABICATION: | re·con·noi·ter |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r  k -noi tr, r k- |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: re·con·noi·tered, re·con·noi·ter·ing, re·con·noi·ters
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | To make a preliminary inspection of, especially in order to gather military information. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To make a reconnaissance. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Obsolete French reconnoître, from Old French reconoistre, to recognize. See recognize. | | OTHER FORMS: | recon·noiter·er —NOUN
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