All 4 Uses of
acknowledge
in
BoneMan's Daughters
- He left the Quonset without acknowledging the advice.†
Chpt 1 *acknowledging = recognizing
- Refused to quickly acknowledge his captor.†
Chpt 35acknowledge = recognize
- "Before we finish this, I want you to acknowledge a few things to me," Alvin said.†
Chpt 35
- But you refuse to acknowledge that you don't deserve to be her father.†
Chpt 35
Definitions:
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(1)
(acknowledge as in: acknowledge her or the truth) express recognition or appreciation of someone or something; or admit something
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized senses include sending an "acknowledgement" (letter or other message) to indicate that something was received and the "acknowledgements" section at the beginning of a book where an author recognizes and thanks other people who helped in creating the book or ideas contained in it.