Acknowledge
Acknowledge verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Realize is a synonym for acknowledge in appreciate topic. In some cases you can use "Realize" instead a verb "Acknowledge", when it comes to topics like admit, endorse, be aware of.
Realize
Realize verb - To come to an awareness of.
Acknowledge is a synonym for realize in appreciate topic. Sometimes you can use "Acknowledge" instead a verb "Realize", if it concerns topics such as endorse, be aware of.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- recognise and acknowledge
- recognise and realize
- recognize and acknowledge
- recognize and realize
- appreciate and acknowledge
- appreciate and realize
- notice and acknowledge
- notice and realize
- see and acknowledge
- see and realize
- perceive and acknowledge
- perceive and realize
- yield and acknowledge
- yield and realize
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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With... mixed results.A running theme in the first part is Harley's childlike inability to take responsibility for her own actions, or even acknowledge/realize any consequences besides her having fun, which reaches Tear Jerker levels at times, though the comic itself is more than a little madcap.
Source: Comicbook / Harley Quinn -
While the shop owner does agree to roll the dice instead when the protagonist asks him to, neither of them acknowledge (and most likely the writers didn't realize) that the game is NOT fair.
- Dandy never seems to really acknowledge them or even seems to realize that he's being pursued by an alien empire.
Source: Unknown Rival
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