acknowledged
adj.
recognized; received
acknowledge
v.
recognize, admit; confess; certify the receipt of
acknowledged
Adjective
1. recognized or made known or admitted; "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error"
(antonym) unacknowledged
(similar) accepted, recognized, recognised
(see-also) known
(attribute) recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement
2. generally accepted
(similar) unquestionable
acknowledge
Verb
1. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
(synonym) admit
(hypernym) declare, adjudge, hold
(hyponym) attorn
(derivation) recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement
2. report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"
(synonym) receipt
(hypernym) communicate, pass on, pass, put across
3. express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"
(synonym) notice
(hypernym) react, respond
(hyponym) mention, cite
(derivation) citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
4. express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
(synonym) recognize, recognise
(hypernym) thank, give thanks
(hyponym) appreciate
(derivation) acknowledgment, acknowledgement
5. accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"
(hypernym) accept
6. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
(synonym) recognize, recognise, know
(hypernym) accept
(derivation) recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement
Acknowledged
(imp. & p. p.)
of Acknowledge
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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acknowledged
Synonyms and related words:
accepted, admitted, affirmed, allowed, approved, authenticated, avowed, being done, certified, comme il faut, conceded, confessed, confirmed, conformable, conventional, correct, countersigned, customary, de rigueur, decent, decorous, endorsed, established, fixed, folk, formal, granted, hallowed, handed down, heroic, hoary, immemorial, inveterate, legendary, long-established, long-standing, meet, mythological, notarized, of long standing, of the folk, oral, orthodox, prescriptive, professed, proper, ratified, received, recognized, right, rooted, sealed, seemly, signed, stamped, sworn and affirmed, sworn to, time-honored, traditional, tried and true, true-blue, understood, underwritten, unwritten, validated, venerable, warranted, worshipful,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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