To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of

• allow

  1. To let do or happen; permit:
  2. To permit the presence of:
  3. To permit to have:

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  1. To let do or happen; permit:
  2. To permit the presence of:
  3. To permit to have:

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• fess up

  1. to admit or acknowledge something; confess

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  1. to admit or acknowledge something; confess

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• own

  1. Of or belonging to oneself or itself:
  2. That which belongs to one:
  3. To have or possess as property:

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  1. Of or belonging to oneself or itself:
  2. That which belongs to one:
  3. To have or possess as property:

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• grant

  1. To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested):
  2. To give or confer officially or formally:
  3. To transfer (property) by a deed.

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  1. To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested):
  2. To give or confer officially or formally:
  3. To transfer (property) by a deed.

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• confess

  1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit.
  2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess:
  3. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.

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  1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit.
  2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess:
  3. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.

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• concede

  1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit:
  2. To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
  3. To acknowledge defeat in:

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  1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit:
  2. To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
  3. To acknowledge defeat in:

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• avow

  1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly:
  2. To state positively; declare:

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  1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly:
  2. To state positively; declare:

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• admit

  1. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede:
  2. To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example).
  3. To afford opportunity for; permit:

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  1. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede:
  2. To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example).
  3. To afford opportunity for; permit:

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To express recognition of

• recognize

  1. To know to be something that has been perceived before:
  2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
  3. To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of:

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  1. To know to be something that has been perceived before:
  2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
  3. To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of:

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• admit

  1. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede:
  2. To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example).
  3. To afford opportunity for; permit:

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  1. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede:
  2. To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example).
  3. To afford opportunity for; permit:

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To admit

• declare

  1. To make known formally or officially; proclaim:
  2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm:
  3. To reveal or make manifest; show:

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  1. To make known formally or officially; proclaim:
  2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm:
  3. To reveal or make manifest; show:

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• confess

  1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit.
  2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess:
  3. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.

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  1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit.
  2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess:
  3. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.

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• admit

  1. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede:
  2. To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example).
  3. To afford opportunity for; permit:

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  1. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede:
  2. To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example).
  3. To afford opportunity for; permit:

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• concede

  1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit:
  2. To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
  3. To acknowledge defeat in:

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  1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit:
  2. To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
  3. To acknowledge defeat in:

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To recognize the authority of

• have to hand it to

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• defer to

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• take an oath by

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• attest to

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• make legal

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• accede to

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• acquiesce in

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• subscribe to

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• defend

  1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
  2. To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
  3. To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

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  1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
  2. To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
  3. To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

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• approve

  1. To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction:
  2. To consider right or good:
  3. To prove or attest.

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  1. To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction:
  2. To consider right or good:
  3. To prove or attest.

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• ratify

  1. To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm:

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  1. To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm:

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• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• uphold

  1. To hold aloft; raise:
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To maintain or affirm:

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  1. To hold aloft; raise:
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To maintain or affirm:

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• confirm

  1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
  2. To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
  3. To make firmer; strengthen:

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  1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
  2. To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
  3. To make firmer; strengthen:

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• certify

  1. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine:
  2. To guarantee as meeting a standard:
  3. To acknowledge in writing on the face of (a check) that the signature of the maker is genuine and that there are sufficient funds on deposit for its payment.

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  1. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine:
  2. To guarantee as meeting a standard:
  3. To acknowledge in writing on the face of (a check) that the signature of the maker is genuine and that there are sufficient funds on deposit for its payment.

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• endorse

  1. To express approval of or give support to, especially by public statement; sanction:
  2. To recommend (a product), often in exchange for payment, as in an advertisement.
  3. To write one's signature on the back of (a check) to obtain the amount payable or to make the amount payable available to a third party or to the bearer.

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  1. To express approval of or give support to, especially by public statement; sanction:
  2. To recommend (a product), often in exchange for payment, as in an advertisement.
  3. To write one's signature on the back of (a check) to obtain the amount payable or to make the amount payable available to a third party or to the bearer.

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• accept

  1. To answer affirmatively:
  2. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
  3. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval:

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  1. To answer affirmatively:
  2. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
  3. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval:

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• recognize

  1. To know to be something that has been perceived before:
  2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
  3. To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of:

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  1. To know to be something that has been perceived before:
  2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
  3. To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of:

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To answer

• r-s-v-p

  1. Synonym of RSVP.

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  1. Synonym of RSVP.

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• notice

  1. The act of noting or observing; perception or attention:
  2. Respectful attention or consideration:
  3. A written or printed announcement:

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  1. The act of noting or observing; perception or attention:
  2. Respectful attention or consideration:
  3. A written or printed announcement:

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• make acknowledgment

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• recognize

  1. To know to be something that has been perceived before:
  2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
  3. To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of:

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  1. To know to be something that has been perceived before:
  2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
  3. To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of:

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• thank

  1. To express gratitude to; give thanks to:
  2. To hold responsible; credit:
  3. Used ironically in the future tense to express a rebuke:

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  1. To express gratitude to; give thanks to:
  2. To hold responsible; credit:
  3. Used ironically in the future tense to express a rebuke:

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• answer

  1. A spoken or written reply, as to a question.
  2. A correct reply.
  3. A solution, as to a problem.

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  1. A spoken or written reply, as to a question.
  2. A correct reply.
  3. A solution, as to a problem.

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• reply to

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• respond to

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