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.
Open to more than one interpretation or not clearly expressed.
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A statement or promise intended to establish confidence or remove doubt.
Deserving trust because of recognized expertise or reliable knowledge.
Inexperienced and immature.
Aware of or having knowledge of something.
One word family: also includes cognizance.
Having the ability and knowledge needed to perform a task adequately.
To admit a point or yield something after resistance.
Admit or yield
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To spread information, ideas, or knowledge widely.
To use ambiguous or evasive language to avoid a clear commitment.
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Showing extensive learning or knowledge.
Understood by or intended for a small group with specialized knowledge.
To avoid something by maneuvering around it or refusing to address it directly.
Avoid or escape
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A formal promise of security or fulfillment, often covering another person's obligation.
Refusal to obey or acknowledge legitimate authority.
At the edge or less central to the main subject.
Reasoned inquiry into fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, values, and how to live.
To avoid being fully truthful by using evasive statements.
A philosophical approach treating reason as a source of knowledge beyond what sensory experience alone provides.
Knowledge through reason
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Little known and difficult to understand without specialized knowledge.
A person with extensive learning or exceptional knowledge in a field.
Showing the careful study, knowledge, or methods associated with scholarship.
To move sideways or in a furtive, unobtrusive manner.
A higher level of quality, ability, status, or strength relative to something else.
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