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—acknowledgedly /ak nol"ijd lee, -i jid-/, adv./ak nol"ijd/, adj.widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.[1760-70; ACKNOWLEDGE + -ED2]
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acknowledged — I adjective accepted, acquiesced, admitted, approved, avowed, conceded, confessed, conventional, correct, customary, established, familiar, formal, granted, immemorial, inveterate, long standing, orthodox, popular, prescriptive, professed, public … Law dictionary
acknowledged — acknowledged; un·acknowledged; … English syllables
acknowledged — [ak näl′ijd, ək näl′ijd] adj. commonly recognized or accepted [the acknowledged leader of the group] … English World dictionary
acknowledged — ac*knowl edged ([a^]k*n[o^]l [e^]jd) adj. Generally accepted or recognized as correct or reasonable. Opposite of {unacknowledged}. [Narrower terms: {given, granted}; {unquestionable (vs. questionable)}] Also See: {known}. Syn: accepted,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acknowledged — acknowledge ac*knowl edge ([a^]k*n[o^]l [e^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {acknowledged} ([a^]k*n[o^]l [e^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {acknowledging} ([a^]k*n[o^]l [e^]j*[i^]ng).] [Prob. fr. pref. a + the verb knowledge. See {Knowledge}, and cf. {Acknow}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acknowledged — adjective 1. recognized or made known or admitted the acknowledged leader of the community a woman of acknowledged accomplishments his acknowledged error • Ant: ↑unacknowledged • Similar to: ↑accepted, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
acknowledged — adjective Date: 1598 generally recognized, accepted, or admitted < an acknowledged expert > • acknowledgedly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
acknowledged — adj. Acknowledged is used with these nouns: ↑expert, ↑master, ↑masterpiece … Collocations dictionary
acknowledged — adjective the acknowledged leader of the Turkish community Syn: recognized, accepted, approved, accredited, confirmed, declared, confessed, avowed … Thesaurus of popular words
acknowledged to me — The equivalent of acknowledged before me. 1 Am J2d Ack § 73 … Ballentine's law dictionary
