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Approve vs Acknowledgement - What's the difference?

approve | acknowledgement |

As a verb approve

is to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm or approve can be (english law) to make profit of; to convert to one's own profit;—said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.

As a noun acknowledgement is

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

approve

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . Compare prove, approbate.

Verb

(approv)
  • To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm.
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  • To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
  • To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
  • * (Ralph Waldo Emerson),
    • Opportunities to approve worth.
  • * (Thomas Babington Macaulay),
    • He had approved himself a great warrior.
  • * (George Gordon Byron),
    • 'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true.
  • * (Francis Parkman),
    • His accountapproves him a man of thought.
  • To consider or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
  • * (Henry Rogers),
    • The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God.
  • * (Thomas Babington Macaulay),
    • They had not approved of the deposition of James.
  • * (William Black),
    • They approved of the political institutions.
    Note: This word, when it signifies to be pleased with, to think favorably (of''), is often followed by ''of .
    Derived terms
    () * approval * approvable * I approve this message * approvably * approbation

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) aprouer; . Compare with improve.

    Verb

    (approv)
  • (English Law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit;—said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.

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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.
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  • (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