acknowledge

verb
ac·knowl·edge
/əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ/

To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.

Other meanings

To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)

Synonyms

admit

Related words

acknowledger
acknowledgeable
disacknowledge
misacknowledge
preacknowledge
reacknowledge
unacknowledge
acknowledged
acknowledge the corn

Example sentences

“You aren't neutral because you refuse to acknowledge your agenda.”
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Word history

From Old English "oncnāwan" (oncnāwan, ācnāwan).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “acknowledge” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.