Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

acknowledge

ac.knowl.edge \ik-'na:l-ij, ak-\ \-i-j*-b*l\ vt [ac- (as in accord) + 
   knowledge] 1: to own or admit knowledge of  2: to recognize the rights, 
   authority, or status of  3a: to express gratitude or obligation for  3b: to 
   take notice of  3c: to make known the receipt of  4: to recognize as 
   genuine or valid  mean to disclose against one's will or inclination. 
   ACKNOWLEDGE implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be 
   concealed; ADMIT implies a degree of reluctance to disclose, grant, or 
   concede; OWN implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself; 
   AVOW implies openly or boldly declaring what one might be expected to be 
   silent about; CONFESS may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, 
   omission, or guilt - ac.knowl.edge.able aj SYN syn ACKNOWLEDGE, ADMIT, OWN, 
   AVOW, CONFESS