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Verb: acknowledge  ik'nó-lij or uk'nó-lij or ak'nó-lij or uk'nó-lij
  1. Declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
    "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten";
    - admit
  2. Report the receipt of
    "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper";
    - receipt
  3. Express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
    "She acknowledged his compliment with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway";
    - notice
  4. Express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
    "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us";
    - recognize, recognise [Brit]
  5. Accept as legally binding and valid
    "acknowledge the deed"
    - recognize, recognise [Brit], know

Derived forms: acknowledged, acknowledging, acknowledges

Type of: accept, adjudge, communicate, declare, give thanks, hold, pass, pass along, pass on, put across, react, reply, respond, thank

Encyclopedia: Acknowledge