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ac·knowl·edge (ak näl′ij, ək-)

transitive verb acknowledged -·edged, acknowledging -·edg·ing

  1. to admit to be true or as stated; confess
  2. to recognize the authority or claims of
  3. to recognize and answer (a greeting or greeter, an introduction, etc.)
  4. to express thanks for
  5. to state that one has received (a letter, gift, favor, payment, etc.)
  6. Law to admit or affirm as genuine; certify in legal form to acknowledge a deed

Etymology: earlier aknowledge < ME knowlechen < knowleche (see knowledge): infl. by ME aknowen < OE oncnawan, to understand, know, with Latinized prefix

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acknowledge Synonyms

acknowledge

v.

  1. To admit

    concede, admit, confess, declare; see admit 2, 3.

  2. To recognize the authority of

    recognize, accept, endorse, certify, confirm, uphold, support, ratify, approve, defend, subscribe to, acquiesce in, accede to, make legal, attest to, take an oath by, defer to, have to hand it to*.

  3. To answer

    respond to, reply to, answer, thank, recognize, make acknowledgment, notice, R.S.V.P.; see also greet, thank. See syn. study atadmit.


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acknowledge Usage Examples

Object

  • receipt: We will acknowledge receipt of your claim by email.

Preposition: that

  • reliance: Users acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by others will be at their own risk.

Modifying Another Word

  • explicitly: We may be able to tackle and explicitly acknowledge this subjectivity, by collective development.

Used with why or when

  • what: This book acknowledges what we may not want to admit to ourselves.

Preposition: with

  • thank: We had already sent a check for £ 1,000 to CAFOD which they have acknowledged with grateful thanks.
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acknowledge quotes

   Trust in the L with all thine heart; and lean not unto Psalms thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

-Bible (Old Testament)

   We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievouslyhave committed,By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us.

-Book of Common Prayer

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