acknowledge

acknowledge
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. admit, confess, allow, own up to; answer, receipt. See disclosure, evidence, gratitude. Ant., deny, disavow.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To admit]
Syn. concede, admit, confess, declare; see admit 2 , 3 .
2. [To recognize the authority of]
Syn. recognize, accept, endorse, certify, confirm, uphold, support, ratify, approve, defend, subscribe to, acquiesce in, accede to, make legal, attest to, take an oath by, defer to, have to hand it to*.
3. [To answer]
Syn. respond to, reply to, answer, thank, recognize, make acknowledgment, notice, R.S.V.P.; see also greet , thank .
See Synonym Study at admit .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. admit recognize, own up to, accept, grant, concede, acquiesce, declare, profess.
2. thank recompense, reward, repay, requite.
3. respond to notice, address, nod at, recognize, greet, salute, hail.
ANT.: 1. deny, refuse, refute. 3. ignore, overlook, pass over, snub
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of: admit, avow, concede, confess, grant, own (up). Slang: fess up. Chiefly Regional: allow. See AFFIRM, KNOWLEDGE. 2. To express recognition of: admit, recognize. See AFFIRM, KNOWLEDGE.

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