acknowledge

Verb

• accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
  • The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne
    
  • We do not recognize your gods
    

• accept as legally binding and valid
  • acknowledge the deed
    

• express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
  • We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us
    

• express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
  • He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway
    
  • She acknowledged his complement with a smile
    
  • it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing
    

• report the receipt of
  • The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper
    

• declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
  • He admitted his errors
    
  • She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  recognize , recognise , know , notice , receipt , admit