Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)admit, acknowledgedeclare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of“He admitted his errors”, “She acknowledged that she might have forgotten”
(v)acknowledge, receiptreport the receipt of“The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper”
(v)notice, acknowledgeexpress recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with“He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway”, “She acknowledged his compliment with a smile”, “it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing”
(v)acknowledge, recognize, recogniseexpress obligation, thanks, or gratitude for“We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us”
(v)acknowledge, recognize, recognise, knowaccept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority“The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne”, “We do not recognize your gods”