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acknowledging 音标拼音: [ækn'ɑlɪdʒɪŋ] [ɪkn'ɑlɪdʒɪŋ] adj. 确认 确认 acknowledge \ ac* knowl" edge\ ([ a^] k* n[ o^] l"[ e^] j), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { acknowledged} ([ a^] k* n[ o^] l"[ e^] jd); p. pr. & vb. n. { acknowledging} ([ a^] k* n[ o^] l"[ e^] j*[ i^] ng).] [ Prob. fr. pref. a- the verb knowledge. See { Knowledge}, and cf. { Acknow}.] 1. To own 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. [ 1913 Webster] I acknowledge my transgressions. -- Ps. li. 3. [ 1913 Webster] For ends generally acknowledged to be good. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To own or recognize in a particular character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to. [ 1913 Webster] In all thy ways acknowledge Him. -- Prov. iii. 6. [ 1913 Webster] By my soul, I' ll ne' er acknowledge thee. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor, the receipt of a letter. [ 1913 Webster] They his gifts acknowledged none. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledge a deed. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To avow; proclaim; recognize; own; admit; allow; concede; confess. Usage: { Acknowledge}, { Recognize}. Acknowledge is opposed to keep back, or conceal, and supposes that something had been previously known to us ( though perhaps not to others) which we now feel bound to lay open or make public. Thus, a man acknowledges a secret marriage; one who has done wrong acknowledges his fault; and author acknowledges his obligation to those who have aided him; we acknowledge our ignorance. Recognize supposes that we have either forgotten or not had the evidence of a thing distinctly before our minds, but that now we know it ( as it were) anew, or receive and admit in on the ground of the evidence it brings. Thus, we recognize a friend after a long absence. We recognize facts, principles, truths, etc., when their evidence is brought up fresh to the mind; as, bad men usually recognize the providence of God in seasons of danger. A foreign minister, consul, or agent, of any kind, is recognized on the ground of his producing satisfactory credentials. See also { Confess}. [ 1913 Webster]
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