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acknowledges the corn

acknowledges the corn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of acknowledge the corn.

Meaning of acknowledge the corn

Verb

acknowledge the corn (third-person singular simple present acknowledges the corn, present participle acknowledging the corn, simple past and past participle acknowledged the corn)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To admit to the truth of the point at issue or to a mistake; to cop a plea; or perhaps to admit to a small error but not a larger one.
    • I hope he will give up the argument, or to use a familiar phrase acknowledge the corn.1846, Jesse Speight, address to the U.S. Senate

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What is acknowledges the corn the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Acknowledges the corn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of acknowledge the corn.

Words near acknowledges the corn in the dictionary

  1. acknowledgement
  2. acknowledgements
  3. acknowledger
  4. acknowledgers
  5. acknowledges
  6. acknowledges the corn
  7. acknowledgest
  8. acknowledgeth
  9. acknowledging
  10. acknowledging the corn
  11. acknowledgings

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