acknowledge
verbTo recognize or admit that something exists or is true.
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Clear all filtersTo recognize or admit that something exists or is true.
To accept or agree without active resistance, often reluctantly.
Acceptance without active objection, often despite reservations.
Ready to accept a decision without resistance.
Something accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.
To stop resisting and accept another side's demands.
To admit a point or yield something after resistance.
Admit or yield
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To accept or allow conduct despite recognizing it as wrong.
To act in accordance with a rule, standard, or accepted pattern.
Permission or voluntary agreement to something proposed.
Voluntary permission or agreement
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Following established practices or commonly accepted ideas.
The beliefs or judgments that are widely accepted about a subject.
To postpone something, or to yield to another person's judgment or priority.
Yield to another's judgment
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Departing from an accepted or expected standard, sometimes with a disapproving implication.
To make a mistake or depart from an accepted standard.
Relating to principles of right conduct or consistent with accepted moral standards.
Morally sound
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Accepted rules of polite or appropriate conduct in a particular setting.
A belief sharply opposed to an established doctrine or accepted view.
To seek favor or acceptance through pleasing behavior.
Not stable or assured, or lacking confidence about one's position.
Lacking confidence
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Extremely difficult to tolerate.
Very hard to tolerate
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An unwillingness to accept beliefs, behavior, or people different from one's own.
Refusal to accept differences
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Unwilling to accept views, behavior, or people regarded as different or objectionable.
Unwilling to accept differences
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A reason or explanation offered to show that an action or belief is reasonable or acceptable.
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