SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
acknowledge
verb
To recognize or admit that something exists or is true.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See acknowledge in use
She was willing to acknowledge a weakness in her argument.
When a student newsletter printed the wrong room for a poetry reading, its editor chose to acknowledge the mistake as soon as a reader contacted her.
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