Acknowledge and Know

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Acknowledge verb - Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority.

Usage example: The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne

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Know is a synonym for acknowledge in recognize topic. In some cases you can use "Know" instead a verb "Acknowledge".

Know verb - Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority.

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Acknowledge is a synonym for know. You can use "Acknowledge" instead a verb "Know".

Nearby Words: knowing, known

strength	acknowledge strength	know strength
part	acknowledge part	know part
truth	acknowledge truth	know truth
name	acknowledge name	know name
Other words: someone, series, show, time, identity, difference, anyone, gender.

Family-Friendly Firearms: The laser weapons are especially jarring since the planet's denizens themselves know and acknowledge that they are all idiots.

Source: Film / Mom and Dad Save the World
Unfortunately, she attempts to do this by refusing to acknowledge their past relationship and pretending that she never met Marni before (instead of, you know, apologizing).

Source: Reformed, but Rejected
If you're lucky, they'll acknowledge the existence of K-Pop, but they won't know that there are Korean artists that preform music that isn't K-Pop.

Source: Small Reference Pools / Music

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