Acknowledge
Acknowledge verb - Declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of.
Usage example: She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
Hold and acknowledge are semantically related in knowledge topic. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Acknowledge".
Hold
Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Acknowledge and hold are semantically related in knowledge topic. Sometimes you can use "Acknowledge" instead a verb "Hold".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Stock had a tendency to talk trash but would freely acknowledge the qualities of her adversaries and hold few grudges.
Source: Wrestling / Sarah Stock -
Kind of a Deconstruction: it seems to posit that a guy who would knowingly hold a selkie against her will is likely a Jerk Ass (he also abuses his son and murders his best friend), their marriage is a sham, and Veser seems to acknowledge that his mom would abandon him if given the chance.
Source: Selkies and Wereseals - In The Rock, General Hummel (Ed Harris) is an American Vietnam War hero who is motivated to get the government to acknowledge the sacrifices of soldiers who died during black ops...even if he has to hold an entire city hostage to do it.
Source: Anti Villain / Film
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