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acknowledge
What does acknowledge mean?
acknowledge (verb): declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use acknowledge in a sentence?
- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce acknowledge?
/ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does acknowledge come from?
Recorded since 1553, a blend of Middle English aknowen (“to recognize, acknowledge”) and knowelechen (“to discover, reveal, acknowledge”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of acknowledge?
Words related to acknowledge
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “acknowledge” mean?
to attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like
Not quite: that's what tie means.
to speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance
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to uncover; to show and display that which was hidden or unknown
Not quite: that's what reveal means.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
Right! That's what “acknowledge” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “acknowledge”?
close
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start
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thank
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admit
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