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acknowledge
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BoneMan's Daughters
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He left the Quonset without acknowledging the advice.†
Chpt 1 *

acknowledging = recognizing
Refused to quickly acknowledge his captor.†
Chpt 35

acknowledge = 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:

(1) (acknowledge as in: acknowledge her or the truth)
express recognition or appreciation of someone or something; or to admit or express something
(2) (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.