acknowledge

acknowledge has 10 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 11.

Definitions

• 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.
• v. t.. 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 with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor, the receipt of a letter.
• 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.
• v.. 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"
• v.. accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"
• v.. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
• v.. express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
• v.. report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"
• v.. 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"