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Acknowledgement vs Admit - What's the difference?

acknowledgement | admit |

As a noun acknowledgement

is (british) the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

As a verb admit is

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acknowledgement

English

Alternative forms

* acknowledgment (US)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
  • (British) The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
  • (British) An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
  • (British) An expression of gratitude.
  • (British) A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
    • a wedding invitation's acknowledgement
  • (British, telecommunications, computing, networking) A response sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
    • See Wikipedia article on
  • (British, legal) The act of a man admitting a child as his own.
  • (British, legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

    • Synonyms

    * confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK

    admit

    English

    Verb

    (admitt)
  • To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
    • A ticket admits one into a playhouse.
    They were admitted into his house.
    to admit a serious thought into the mind
    to admit evidence in the trial of a cause
  • To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
    • to admit an attorney to practice law
    the prisoner was admitted to bail
  • To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.
    • the argument or fact is admitted
    he admitted his guilt
    she admitted taking drugs'' / ''she admitted to taking drugs
  • * 2011 , Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (ISBN 1451674767):
    • His sister, Patti, also admitted taking drugs,
  • To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
    • the words do not admit such a construction.
  • * Holder
    • Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.
  • To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
    • circumstance do not admit of this
    the text does not admit of this interpretation
  • To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
    • , date=December 16 , author=Denis Campbell , title=Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients' , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage="This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted , it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."}}

    Usage notes

    In the senses 3. and 4. this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * (to allow entry to) * (to recognise as true)

    Derived terms

    * admittable * admittance * admittedly * admitter * admitting

    Related terms

    * admissible * admission