Definition of Acknowledge
Acknowledge
To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God.
To own or recognize in a particular character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor, the receipt of a letter.
To own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledgea deed.
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Acknowledge Quotations
Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.
Benjamin Franklin
There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.
Napoleon Hill
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.
Albert Camus
Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.
Andrew Jackson
We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.
Charles Darwin
We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.
Euripides
The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin.
Thomas Huxley
The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses.
Thomas Huxley
Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
Abdul Kalam
Acknowledge Translations
acknowledge in Dutch is agnosceren, als waarheid aannemen
acknowledge in German is anerkennen, quittieren, Vereinbarung
acknowledge in Latin is confiteor confessus, agnosco
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