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acknowledge
A	verb
	1	acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know
			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"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚accept ╚acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know
	2	acknowledge
			accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚accept ╚acknowledge
	3	admit, acknowledge
			declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚declare; adjudge; hold ╚admit, acknowledge ╚avow; avouch ╚confess; squeal; shrive ╚confess ╚concede; profess; confess ╚sustain ╚write off ╚attorn
	4	acknowledge, recognize, recognise
			express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚thank; give thanks ╚acknowledge, recognize, recognise ╚appreciate
	5	acknowledge, receipt
			report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transfer ╚convey; transmit; communicate ╚communicate; pass on; pass; put across ╚acknowledge, receipt
	6	notice, acknowledge
			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
		Category Tree: act; move ╚react; respond ╚notice, acknowledge ╚mention; cite

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