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Acknowledge
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- 1 To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in. transitive
"to acknowledge the being of a god"
- 2 accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority wordnet
- 3 To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to. transitive
"By my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee."
- 4 accept as legally binding and valid wordnet
- 5 To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour) transitive
"to acknowledge a favor"
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- 6 declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of wordnet
- 7 To report (the receipt of a message to its sender). transitive
"This is to acknowledge your kind invitation to participate in the upcoming debate."
- 8 express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for wordnet
- 9 To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form. transitive
"One who has been sheriff may acknowledge a deed executed by him while in office."
- 10 report the receipt of wordnet
- 11 express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with wordnet
Etymology
Recorded since 1553, a blend of Middle English aknowen (“to recognize, acknowledge”) and knowlechen (“to discover, reveal, acknowledge”). The former verb is from Old English oncnāwan, ācnāwan (“to know, recognize, acknowledge”), from on + cnāwan (“to know”). The latter is derived from the noun at hand in knowledge. For the formation compare Latin agnōscō and Russian призна́ть (priznátʹ), with cognate roots. The /k/-sound was preserved by being redistributed to the preceding syllable: /əˈkn-/ > /əkˈn-/. The -c- was inserted accordingly to reflect this pronunciation more clearly.
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