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ac·knowl·edge (ak nälij, ək-)

transitive verb -·edged, -·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

acknowledge Related Forms

ac·knowl·edge·able adjective

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.

acknowledge Usage Examples

Object

  • receipt: We will acknowledge receipt of your claim by email.
  • importance: This plan is sponsored by the Heritage Council of Ireland which acknowledges the importance of the place.
  • existence: I acknowledge the existence of two kinds of quality that a museum has.
  • contribution: We acknowledge the very generous contributions which have been made over the years by the public.
  • assistance: The Green Party gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Doug Cross, environmental analyst and forensic ecologist.
  • fact: To acknowledge the fact is to abandon all hope ' .

Preposition: on

receipt: Complaints sent to the Pharmaceutical Society are logged and acknowledged on receipt.

Preposition: as

  • expert: Our professional business speakers are acknowledged as experts in their fields.
  • leader: Redstone Technology in Ireland is acknowledged as the leader for complex Enterprise Storage Solutions and is a specialist in Business Critical Enterprise-class Servers.

Preposition: that

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

Modifying Another Word

  • gratefully: The help of the IT staff of the National Blood Service Northern Zone is gratefully acknowledged.
  • universally: One thing that is almost universally acknowledged is that the original Ninja were most likely of Chinese origin.
  • widely: It has been widely acknowledged that fewer than 5 % of embryos created in IVF survive to birth.
  • openly: Not that any of the joyousness or wonder at this unexpected reunion is acknowledged openly.
  • explicitly: We may be able to tackle and explicitly acknowledge this subjectivity, by collective development.
  • readily: But, while readily acknowledged, they quickly fade from mind before the onslaught of one-dimensional, causal thinking.

Used with why or when

  • that: Second largest purchaser care insurer acknowledged that was turned coverage yet it.
  • what: This book acknowledges what we may not want to admit to ourselves.
  • when: The diversity of jurisdiction and the spatial scale of management of grouse must be acknowledged when designing and implementing conservation programs.

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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