acknowledgedadj.
/əkˈnɒlɪdʒd/, U.S. /əkˈnɑlədʒd/, /ækˈnɑlədʒd/ Recognized, confessed, owned; admitted as true, valid, or authoritative.
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society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > acknowledged as entitled or valid
acknowledged1548
recognized1693
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adjective]
goodOE
substantial1419
soundc1440
allowablec1443
stronga1475
stable1481
infallible1526
sore1530
sincere1536
acknowledged1548
of…validity1581
firm1600
acknowledgeable1630
valiant1632
infallid1635
valid1651
copper-bottomed1890
the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement or recognition > [adjective] > acknowledged or recognized
allowedc1456
acknowledged1548
recognized1693
agnized1834
1548 J. Rogers tr. P. Melanchthon Waying & Considering of Interim sig. A.vi If we should now oure selues denye the knowen and acknowledged trueth [Ger. nach erkanter warheit].
a1641 T. Heywood Captives (1953) iv. i. 89 In all Humility I kneele to you my acknwladgd ffather.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 956 To dissolve Allegeance to th' acknowledg'd Power supream. View more context for this quotation
1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. iii. 31 The acknowledged care and abilities of the adjutant-general.
1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. 87 These five youths, the acknowledged successors of Constantine.
1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 12 Oct. 137 To do any thing which the acknowledged Laws of God have forbidden me to do.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §24. 168 Their pleasure is that of overcoming acknowledged difficulties.
1926 Amer. Mercury Mar. 285/1 Ritchie was the acknowledged leader of the sacred Cause.
2007 Climb Mag. May 87/1 [The] content is straightforward, clearly written by acknowledged experts in the various fields.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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