All 4 Uses of
acknowledge
in
A Man Named Dave
- The more that Mother babbles, the more I nod my head, acknowledging Mother is indeed almighty and God-like for allowing me to live another day in her household.†
p. 11.8 *acknowledging = recognizing
- You know ...for acknowledging me.†
p. 109.7
- 'Acknowledge,' my ass.†
p. 109.8acknowledge = recognize
- I have to stand in front of police officers and social workers, whose jobs are to find kids, babies, locked in cages, beaten to death, chained to toilets, and convince them to put on their jacket and tie, blouse and blazer, every single fuckin' day, and go out, eat shit, and see things that no one in our society wants to acknowledge.†
p. 268.5
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.