HyperDic: acknowledge

English > 6 senses of the word *acknowledge*:
VERB	communication	acknowledge, admit	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
	communication	acknowledge, receipt	report the receipt of
	communication	acknowledge, notice	express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
	communication	acknowledge, recognize, recognise	express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
	cognition	acknowledge	accept as legally binding and valid
	cognition	acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know	accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

acknowledge > pronunciation
Sounds	aeknaa'lihjh; ihknaa'lihjh
Rhymes	abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh...

English > *acknowledge*: 6 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
Synonym	admit
Entailed by	apologize, apologise	Acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
Narrower	attorn	Acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
	avow, avouch	Admit openly and bluntly
	concede, profess, confess	Admit (to a wrongdoing)
	confess, squeal, fink	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
	confess	confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
	make no bones about	Acknowledge freely and openly
	sustain	Admit as valid
	write off	concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody
Broader	declare, adjudge, hold	declare to be
Opposite	deny	declare untrue
Spanish	admitir, reconocer
Catalan	admetre, confessar, reconèixer
Adjectives	acknowledgeable	capable of being acknowledged
Nouns	acknowledgment	the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

English > *acknowledge*: 6 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Report the receipt of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Example	"The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"
Synonym	receipt
Broader	communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across	transmit information
Spanish	acusar el recibo, acusar la recepción

English > *acknowledge*: 6 senses > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"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
Narrower	mention, cite	commend / commend
Broader	react, respond	show a response or a reaction to something
Nouns	acknowledgment	a statement acknowledging something or someone
Nouns	acknowledgment	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

English > *acknowledge*: 6 senses > verb 4, communication
Meaning	Express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
Synonyms	recognize, recognise
Narrower	appreciate	recognize with gratitude
Broader	thank, give thanks	Express gratitude or show appreciation to
Spanish	reconocer
Nouns	acknowledgment	a statement acknowledging something or someone

English > *acknowledge*: 6 senses > verb 5, cognition
Meaning	Accept as legally binding and valid.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"acknowledge the deed"
Broader	accept	Consider or hold as true

English > *acknowledge*: 6 senses > verb 6, cognition
Meaning	Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"
Synonyms	recognize, recognise, know
Broader	accept	Consider or hold as true
Spanish	admitir, reconocer, saber
Catalan	reconèixer, saber
Nouns	acknowledgment	a statement acknowledging something or someone
Nouns	acknowledgment	the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

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