Acknowledge
Acknowledge verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Claim and acknowledge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Claim" instead a verb "Acknowledge".
Claim
Claim verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Acknowledge and claim are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acknowledge" instead a verb "Claim".
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Both words in one sentence
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Is a Crapshoot: The robotherapists, who acknowledge this trope and claim that isn't going to happen.
Source: Western Animation / The Awesomes - Some people claim the band started to suck after Brian Jones died and won't acknowledge anything they made afterwards.
Source: Broken Base / Music -
He did ascend the French throne during the July Revolution... for all of 20 minutes, and even then most Legitimist partisans refused to acknowledge his claim to the throne.
Source: Royally Screwed Up
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