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Acknowledged vs Received - What's the difference?

acknowledged | received |

As adjectives the difference between acknowledged and received

is that acknowledged is generally accepted, recognized or admitted while received is generally accepted as correct or true.

As verbs the difference between acknowledged and received

is that acknowledged is past tense of acknowledg while received is past tense of receive.

acknowledged

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (acknowledg)
  • (acknowledge)
  • received

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (receive)
  • Adjective

    (-) the received (knowledge, wisdom, opinion, story, information)
  • Generally accepted as correct or true
  • (by implication) Unchallenged axioms
  • :"The old saying goes that we should not judge a man until we have walked a mile in his shoes. As with so much received wisdom – from judging books by their covers to the relative exchange rate for birds in hands and bushes – this is of course rubbish." Robin Wilkinson. Western Mail, Oct 30 2012.
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    Derived terms

    * received wisdom * well-received

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