acknowledge

== English == === Alternative forms === acknowledg, acknowelege, aknowledge (obsolete) acknowlege (misspelling) === Etymology === Recorded since 1553, a blend of Middle English aknowen (“to recognize, acknowledge”) and knowlechen (“to discover, reveal, acknowledge”). The former verb is from Old English oncnāwan, ācnāwan (“to know, recognize, acknowledge”), from on + cnāwan (“to know”). The latter is derived from the noun at hand in knowledge. For the formation compare Latin agnōscō and Russian призна́ть (priznátʹ), with cognate roots. The /k/-sound was preserved by being redistributed to the preceding syllable: /əˈkn-/ > /əkˈn-/. The -c- was inserted accordingly to reflect this pronunciation more clearly. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ/, [əkˈnɒɫ.ɪd͡ʒ], [əɡˈnɒɫ.ɪd͡ʒ] (US) IPA(key): /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/, [əkˈnɑ.ləd͡ʒ], [ɪkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ], [əɡˈnɑ.ləd͡ʒ], [ɪɡˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ], [ɪɡˈnɑ.ləd͡ʒ] Rhymes: -ɒlɪdʒ Hyphenation US: ac‧knowl‧edge, UK: ac‧know‧ledge === Verb === acknowledge (third-person singular simple present acknowledges, present participle acknowledging, simple past and past participle acknowledged) (transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in. (transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to. (transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour) (transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender). (transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form. ==== Usage notes ==== See also confess ==== Synonyms ==== (admit knowledge of): avow, recognize, admit (recognize a quality): recognize, admit, allow, concede, confess, own, grant (be grateful of): (report receipt of message): ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== acknowledgment ==== Translations ==== === References === “acknowledge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.