reconnoitre
Pronunciation: /ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə/
(US reconnoiter)
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verb
noun
Origin:
early 18th century: from obsolete French reconnoître, from Latin recognoscere 'know again' (see recognize)
Spelling help
Remember that there is a double n in reconnoitre; the ending is -re (the spelling reconnoiter is American).