transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈnä-lij, ak- ]
transitive verb
( -edged ; -edg·ing )
Etymology: ac- (as in accord ) + knowledge
Date: 15th century
1. : to recognize the rights, authority, or status of
2. : to disclose knowledge of or agreement with
3.
a. : to express gratitude or obligation for
acknowledge a gift
b. : to take notice of
failed to acknowledge my greeting
c. : to make known the receipt of
acknowledge a letter
4. : to recognize as genuine or valid
acknowledge a debt
Synonyms:
acknowledge , admit , own , avow , confess mean to disclose against one's will or inclination. acknowledge implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be concealed
acknowledged an earlier peccadillo
admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications
admitted the project was over budget
own implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself
must own I know little about computers
avow implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility, what one might be expected to be silent about
avowed that he was a revolutionary
confess may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt
confessed a weakness for sweets