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WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
DEVIL DICTIONARY
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Acknowledge

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Verb (transitive)
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb Acknowledge has 6 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

Acknowledgev. t. [Prob. fr. pref. a- + the verb knowledge. See Knowledge, and cf. Acknow.].
  •  To own or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God.  [1913 Webster]
    "I acknowledge my transgressions."  [1913 Webster]
    "For ends generally acknowledged to be good."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To own or recognize in a particular character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.  [1913 Webster]
    "In all thy ways acknowledge Him."  [1913 Webster]
    "By my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor, the receipt of a letter.  [1913 Webster]
    "They his gifts acknowledged none."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledge a deed.  [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To avow; proclaim; recognize; own; admit; allow; concede; confess.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Acknowledge, v.tr.
1 a recognize; accept; admit the truth of (acknowledged the failure of the plan). b (often foll. by to be + compl.) recognize as (acknowledged it to be a great success). c (often foll. by that + clause or to + infin.) admit that something is so (acknowledged that he was wrong; acknowledged him to be wrong).
2 confirm the receipt of (acknowledged her letter).
3 a show that one has noticed (acknowledged my arrival with a grunt). b express appreciation of (a service etc.).
4 own; recognize the validity of (the acknowledged king).

Derivative
acknowledgeable adj.
Etymology
obs. KNOWLEDGE v. after obs. acknow (as A-(4), KNOW), or f. obs. noun acknowledge

DEVIL DICTIONARY

Acknowledge

v.t. To confess. Acknowledgement of one another's faults is the highest duty imposed by our love of truth.

THESAURUS

Acknowledge

accept, account for, accredit with, accrete to, admit, admit everything, affirm, agree, agree provisionally, allege, allow, announce, answer, answer back, apply to, ascribe to, assent grudgingly, asseverate, assign to, attach to, attest, attribute to, aver, avouch, avow, bear the expense, bear witness, blame, blame for, blame on, bless, bring home to, certify, charge on, charge to, chip in, come back, come back at, come clean, concede, confess, connect with, consider, cop a plea, credit, credit with, declare, deem, defray, defray expenses, depone, depose, disclose, divulge, echo, express general agreement, fasten upon, father upon, finance, fix on, fix upon, flash back, foot the bill, fund, give acknowledgment, give answer, give credit, give evidence, give thanks, go Dutch, go along with, grant, hang on, hold, honor a bill, impute to, lay to, let on, make acknowledgments of, not oppose, offer thanks, open up, out with it, own, own up, pay for, pay the bill, pay the piper, pin on, pinpoint, place upon, plead guilty, point to, proclaim, publish, react, receive, recognize, redeem, reecho, refer to, rejoin, render credit, render thanks, reply, respond, retort, return, return answer, return for answer, return thanks, reveal, reverberate, riposte, saddle on, saddle with, say, say in reply, set down to, settle upon, shoot back, spill, spill it, spit it out, stand the costs, swear, talk back, tell, tell all, tell the truth, testify, thank, view, vouch, warrant, witness, yield

ROGET THESAURUS

Acknowledge

Consent

VB consent, assent, yield assent, admit, allow, concede, grant, yield, come round, come over, give into, acknowledge, agnize, give consent, comply with, acquiesce, agree to, fall in with, accede, accept, embrace an offer, close with, take at one's word, have no objection, satisfy, meet one's wishes, settle, come to terms, not refuse, turn a willing ear, jump at, deign, vouchsafe, promise.

Observance

VB observe, comply with, respect, acknowledge, abide by, cling to, adhere to, be faithful to, act up to, meet, fulfill, carry out, carry into execution, execute, perform, keep, satisfy, discharge, do one's office, perform an obligation, fulfill an obligation, discharge an obligation, acquit oneself of an obligation, make good, make good one's word, make good one's promise, keep one's word, keep one's promise, redeem one's pledge, keep faith with, stand to one's engagement.

Payment

VB pay, defray, make payment, paydown, pay on the nail, pay ready money, pay at sight, pay in advance, cash, honor a bill, acknowledge, redeem, pay in kind, pay one's way, pay one's shot, pay one's footing, pay the piper, pay sauce for all, pay costs, do the needful, shell out, fork out, cough up, fork over, come down with, come down with the dust, tickle the palm, grease the palm, expend, put down, lay down, discharge, settle, quit, acquit oneself of, foot the bill, account with, reckon with, settle with, be even with, be quits with, strike a balance, settle accounts with, balance accounts with, square accounts with, quit scores, wipe off old scores, clear off old scores, satisfy, pay in full, satisfy all demands, pay in full of all demands, clear, liquidate, pay up, pay old debts, disgorge, make repayment, repay, refund, reimburse, retribute, make compensation, pay by credit card, put it on the plastic.

Reward

VB reward, recompense, repay, requite, remunerate, munerate, compensate, fee, pay one's footing, make amends, indemnify, atone, satisfy, acknowledge, get for one's pains, reap the fruits of, tip.

Gratitude

VB be grateful, thank, give thanks, render thanks, return thanks, offer thanks, tender thanks, acknowledge, requite, feel under an obligation, be under an obligation, lie under an obligation, savoir gr_e, not look a gift horse in the mouth, never forget, overflow with gratitude, thank one's stars, thank one's lucky stars, bless one's stars, fall on one's knees.

Penitence

VB repent, be sorry for, be penitent, rue, regret, think better of, recant, knock under, plead guilty, sing miserere, sing de profundis, cry peccavi, own oneself in the wrong, acknowledge, confess, (disclose), humble oneself, beg pardon, turn over a new leaf, put on the new man, turn from sin, reclaim, repent in sackcloth and ashes, (do penance), learn by experience.

Answer

VB answer, respond, reply, rebut, retort, rejoin, give for answer, return for answer, acknowledge, echo, explain, solve, discover, fathom, hunt out, satisfy, set at rest, determine.

Evidence

VB be evidence, evince, show, betoken, tell of, indicate, imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe, have weight, carry weight, tell, speak volumes, speak for itself, rest upon, depend upon, repose on, bear witness, give evidence, testify, depose, witness, vouch for, sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest, acknowledge, make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate), indorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant, adduce, attest, cite, quote, refer to, appeal to, call, call to witness, bring forward, bring into court, allege, plead, produce witnesses, confront witnesses, place into evidence, mark into evidence, collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence, experiment, have a case, make out a case, establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse, bring home to, bring to book.

Assent

VB assent, give assent, yield assent, nod assent, acquiesce, agree, receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with, be at one with, go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with, echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion, vote, give one's voice for, recognize, subscribe to, conform to, defer to, say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to, acknowledge, own, admit, allow, avow, confess, concede, come round to, abide by, permit, arrive at an understanding, come to an understanding, come to terms, come to an agreement, confirm, affirm, ratify, appprove, indorse, countersign, corroborate, go with the stream, swim with the stream, go with the flow, blow with the wind, be in fashion, join in the chorus, join the crowd, be one of the guys, be part of the group, go with the crowd, don't make waves, be in every mouth.

Disclosure

VB disclose, discover, dismask, draw the veil, draw aside the veil, lift the veil, raise the veil, lift up the veil, remove the veil, tear aside the veil, tear the curtain, unmask, unveil, unfold, uncover, unseal, unkennel, take off the seal, break the seal, lay open, lay bare, expose, open, open up, bare, bring to light, divulge, reveal, break, squeal, tattle, sing, rat, snitch, let into the secret, reveal the secrets of the prison house, tell, breathe, utter, blab, peach, let out, let fall, let drop, let slip, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, betray, tell tales, come out of school, come out with, give vent, give utterance to, open the lips, blurt out, vent, whisper about, speak out, make public, unriddle, split, acknowledge, allow, concede, grant, admit, own, own up to, confess, avow, throw off all disguise, turn inside out, make a clean breast, show one's hand, show one's cards, unburden one's mind, disburden one's mind, disburden one's conscience, disburden one's heart, open one's mind, lay bare one's mind, tell a piece of one's mind, unbosom oneself, own to the soft impeachment, say the truth, speak the truth, turn King's evidence, Queen's evidence, acknowledge the corn, raise the mask, drop the mask, lift the mask, remove the mask, throw off the mask, expose, lay open, undeceive, unbeguile, disabuse, set right, correct, open the eyes of, d_esillusionner, be disclosed, transpire, come to light, come in sight, become known, escape the lips, come out, ooze out, creep out, leak out, peep out, crop-out, show its face, show its colors, discover itself, break through the clouds, flash on the mind.

Affirmation

VB assert, make an assertion, have one's say, say, affirm, predicate, declare, state, protest, profess, put forth, put forward, advance, allege, propose, propound, enunciate, broach, set forth, hold out, maintain, contend, pronounce, pretend, depose, depone, aver, avow, avouch, asseverate, swear, make oath, take one's oath, make an affidavit, swear an affidavit, put in an affidavit, take one's Bible oath, kiss the book, vow, vitam impendere vero, swear till one is black in the face, swear till one is blue in the face, swear till all's blue, be sworn, call Heaven to witness, vouch, warrant, certify, assure, swear by bell book and candle, swear by, insist upon, take one's stand upon, emphasize, lay stress on, assert roundly, assert positively, lay down, lay down the law, raise one's voice, dogmatize, have the last word, rap out, repeat, reassert, reaffirm, announce, acknowledge, attest, adjure.

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