not fully recognized vs not fully recognizable

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings and usage. 'Not fully recognized' means something is not completely acknowledged or accepted, while 'not fully recognizable' means something is not completely able to be identified or distinguished.

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not fully recognized

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is not completely acknowledged or accepted.

Examples:

Her talent was not fully recognized until she won the award.
The importance of the issue is not fully recognized by everyone.
His efforts were not fully recognized by his colleagues.

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In particular, the amendment to Article 2 clarifies the concept of indirect discrimination, which is not yet fully recognized by any national courts.
Mr President, the report by Mr Izquierdo Collado deals with a subject whose importance has not yet been fully recognized; in the next few decades, water is likely to become an ever more critical factor in geostrategic terms.
I recognize, perhaps as I never fully recognized before, how profoundly you feel about him.
Have you fully recognized the irony here?
I am in favour of this report because I support the right to have a high quality medical service, with guarantees, that is fully recognized and legislated, which does not necessarily have to be conventional, 'academic' medicine.
The Commission particularly welcomes the fact that the parliamentary debate that has taken place so far has fully recognized the importance of this proposal for a directive and given unambiguous support to what it contains.
Current transparency measures do not fully satisfy these criteria.
Not fully dead, not fully alive.
This charter of passenger rights currently exists in European Union airports but many passengers are not fully aware of its existence or do not fully understand its provisions.
I mean not fully built out worlds.
When I first met Bryan, I had not fully realized my potential.
Your thoughts on the line are interesting but they're not fully-formed.
But his arm - the doctor at Landstuhl said he might not fully recover.
I just get the sense that you're not fully dealing.
Mem Anna not fully to blame, Father.
The specific mechanism of action of hydroxycarbamide is not fully understood.
The biotransformation pathways as well as the metabolites are not fully characterised.
The spectrum of activity of thalidomide is not fully characterised.
However, these effects are not fully understood.
Please observe these instructions for use, otherwise you will not fully benefit from VIRACEPT.

Alternatives:

not completely acknowledged
not entirely accepted
not fully appreciated

not fully recognizable

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is not completely able to be identified or distinguished.

Examples:

The figure in the distance was not fully recognizable.
The writing on the wall was not fully recognizable.
The voice on the phone was not fully recognizable.

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Current transparency measures do not fully satisfy these criteria.
Not fully dead, not fully alive.
This charter of passenger rights currently exists in European Union airports but many passengers are not fully aware of its existence or do not fully understand its provisions.
I mean not fully built out worlds.
When I first met Bryan, I had not fully realized my potential.
Your thoughts on the line are interesting but they're not fully-formed.
But his arm - the doctor at Landstuhl said he might not fully recover.
I just get the sense that you're not fully dealing.
Mem Anna not fully to blame, Father.
The specific mechanism of action of hydroxycarbamide is not fully understood.
The biotransformation pathways as well as the metabolites are not fully characterised.
The spectrum of activity of thalidomide is not fully characterised.
However, these effects are not fully understood.
Please observe these instructions for use, otherwise you will not fully benefit from VIRACEPT.
The mechanism of the antihypertensive effect of thiazide diuretics is not fully known.
In patients not fully healed the treatment may be continued for another four weeks.
The mechanism of action of strontium is not fully understood but it stimulates bone formation and reduces bone breakdown.
As with all vaccines, Pandemrix may not fully protect all persons who are vaccinated.
Paragraph 1 shall not prevent such undertakings from acquiring transferable securities which are not fully paid.
The way pramipexole works in restless legs syndrome is not fully understood.

Alternatives:

not completely identifiable
not entirely distinguishable
not fully clear

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not fully recognized vs not fully recognizable