acknowledge
[ ak-nol-ij ]
/ ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ /
verb (used with object), ac·knowl·edged, ac·knowl·edg·ing.
Origin of acknowledge
synonym study for acknowledge
1.
Acknowledge,
admit,
confess agree in the idea of declaring something to be true.
Acknowledge implies making a statement reluctantly, often about something previously denied:
to acknowledge a fault.
Admit especially implies acknowledging something under pressure:
to admit a charge.
Confess usually means stating somewhat formally an admission of wrongdoing, crime, or shortcoming:
to confess guilt; to confess an inability to understand.
OTHER WORDS FROM acknowledge
Words nearby acknowledge
ack-emma,
ack.,
ackee,
acker,
ackey,
acknowledge,
acknowledged,
acknowledgment,
ackton,
acl,
aclasis
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British Dictionary definitions for acknowledge
acknowledge
/ (əkˈnɒlɪdʒ) /
verb (tr)
(may take a clause as object)
to recognize or admit the existence, truth, or reality of
to indicate recognition or awareness of, as by a greeting, glance, etc
to express appreciation or thanks for
to acknowledge a gift
to make the receipt of known to the sender
to acknowledge a letter
to recognize, esp in legal form, the authority, rights, or claims of
Derived forms of acknowledge
acknowledgeable, adjective acknowledger, nounWord Origin for acknowledge
C15: probably from earlier
knowledge, on the model of Old English
oncnāwan, Middle English
aknowen to confess, recognize