Acknowledge
Acknowledge verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Usage example: finally had to acknowledge that she'd outgrown her favorite jacket
Communicate and acknowledge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Communicate" instead a verb "Acknowledge".
Communicate
Communicate verb - To cause (something) to pass from one to another.
Acknowledge and communicate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acknowledge" instead a verb "Communicate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- state and acknowledge
- state and communicate
- divulge and acknowledge
- divulge and communicate
- announce and acknowledge
- announce and communicate
- declare and acknowledge
- declare and communicate
- confess and acknowledge
- confess and communicate
- tell and acknowledge
- tell and communicate
- proclaim and acknowledge
- proclaim and communicate
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Contact for the Nintendo DS is an RPG entirely built around this trope; the characters acknowledge the player as an entity from another dimension whom they are somehow able to communicate with, and who uses a computing device called a "Nintendo DS" to exert a mysterious influence over their world.
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