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unacknowledge

unacknowledge verb: to not acknowledge, or to rescind acknowledgement of.

Verb

unacknowledge (third-person singular simple present unacknowledges, present participle unacknowledging, simple past and past participle unacknowledged)

  1. (rare) To not acknowledge, or to rescind acknowledgement of.
    • The servants of Method must therefore unacknowledge its nonexistence (a technique in which they are highly skilled). By the grace of this double negative may they bless its existence in the best way they know.1985, Mary Daly, Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women's Liberation, page 12

Forms of unacknowledge

third-person singular presentunacknowledges
present participleunacknowledging
past participleunacknowledged
pastunacknowledged

Origin of unacknowledge

From un- + acknowledge.

Questions about unacknowledge

What does unacknowledge mean?
Unacknowledge means to not acknowledge, or to rescind acknowledgement of.
What part of speech is unacknowledge?
Unacknowledge is a verb.
What is the past tense of unacknowledge?
The past tense of unacknowledge is unacknowledged.

Words near unacknowledge in the dictionary

  1. unaching
  2. unacidic
  3. unacidified
  4. unacidulated
  5. unacked
  6. unacknowledge
  7. unacknowledgeable
  8. unacknowledged
  9. unacknowledgement
  10. unacknowledges
  11. unacknowledging

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