aknowledge

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
   • to acknowledge the being of a god

   Synonyms:

   avow, recognize, admit

2. (transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
   • By my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

   Synonyms:

   recognize, admit, allow, concede, confess, own, grant

3. (transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
   • to acknowledge a favor
4. (transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
   • This is to acknowledge your kind invitation to participate in the upcoming debate.
5. (transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
   • One who has been sheriff may acknowledge a deed executed by him while in office.1843, Thomas Isaac Wharton, A Digest of the Reported Cases Adjudged in the Several Courts Held in Pennsylvania, Together with Some Manuscript Cases