acknowledge
/əkˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/(verb)
AWL Sublist 6CEFR B2IELTS Band 7.0 - 9.0
Academic Definition
To accept or admit the existence or truth of something; to recognize the importance or quality of.
Key Academic Collocations
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acknowledgeacknowledgedacknowledgmentacknowledging
Lexical Alternatives (Synonyms)
concedeadmitrecognizegrantaccept
Academic Sample Sentences in Context
"It is widely acknowledged that early childhood socio-emotional development exerts lifelong influences on adult well-being."
"The government report failed to acknowledge the acute ecological damage inflicted on estuaries by upstream mineral mining."
"Scholars readily acknowledge that while artificial intelligence accelerates automation, it raises profound ethical dilemmas."
IELTS Examiner Scoring Strategy (Lexical Resource)
'It is widely acknowledged that...' is a premier formal structure to introduce consensus viewpoints in Task 2 essays.