recognize, admit; confess; certify the receipt of
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Acknowledge Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Acknowledge Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor, the receipt of a letter.
To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor, the receipt of a letter.
(v. t.)
To own or recognize in a particular character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
To own or recognize in a particular character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
(v. t.)
To own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledgea deed.
To own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledgea deed.
(v. t.)
To of 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo of 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.
acknowledge
\ac*knowl"edge\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. acknowledged (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. acknowledging (&?;).] [prob. fr. pref. a- + the verb knowledge. see knowledge, and cf. acknow.]
1. to of 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. i acknowledge my transgressions. li. 3. for ends generally acknowledged to be good.
2. to own or recognize in a particular character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to. in all thy ways acknowledge him. iii. 6. by my soul, i'll ne'er acknowledge thee.
3. to own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor, the receipt of a letter. they his gifts acknowledged none.
4. to own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledgea deed.
To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.
Acknowledge, (v.t.)
To confess. Acknowledgement of one another's faults is the highest duty imposed by our love of truth.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)To confess. Acknowledgement of one another's faults is the highest duty imposed by our love of truth.
Verb
1. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
(synonym) admit
(hypernym) declare, adjudge, hold
(hyponym) attorn
(derivation) recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement
2. report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"
(synonym) receipt
(hypernym) communicate, pass on, pass, put across
3. express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"
(synonym) notice
(hypernym) react, respond
(hyponym) mention, cite
(derivation) citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
4. express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
(synonym) recognize, recognise
(hypernym) thank, give thanks
(hyponym) appreciate
(derivation) acknowledgment, acknowledgement
5. accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"
(hypernym) accept
6. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
(synonym) recognize, recognise, know
(hypernym) accept
(derivation) recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement
Acknowledge Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Acknowledge or acknowledgment (also spelled acknowledgement) may refer to:
- Acknowledgment (creative arts) (and scientific literature and writing), a statement of gratitude for assistance in producing a work
- Acknowledgment index, an experimental method for automatically analyzing acknowledgements in the scientific literature
- Acknowledgment (law), a declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity
- Service of process, Acknowledgment of service
- Acknowledgement of receipt, a postal service
- Acknowledgement (data networks), a signal used to indicate acknowledgement, specifically:
- ACK, a flag used in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) to acknowledge receipt of a packet
- Acknowledge character, an ASCII control character
- Negative-acknowledge character, an ASCII control character
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Acknowledge Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
