Both Uses of
acknowledge
in
Turtles All the Way Down
- "This thing of darkness I / Acknowledge mine." -WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
p. 188.9acknowledge = admit
- "It's not getting better," I acknowledged.
p. 264.9 *acknowledged = admitted
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.