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acknow.

To recognize.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əkˈnəʊ/UK/əkˈnoʊ/US/ækˈnoʊ/US
  1. To recognize.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To acknowledge; confess (often with "of" or "on"), reveal, disclose, realize

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English aknowen, from Old English ācnāwan, oncnāwan (“to know, recognize”), equivalent to a- + know.

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