See Also: acknow(dictionary)

acknow (iou)



acknow verb trans.Infl. as KNOW verb. OE.
[from A preposition1 + KNOW verb: for the spelling with ac- see AC-.]
Recognize. OE-LME.
Acknowledge, confess, (that). (dial. after 16.) OE-M19.
be acknown, be (self-)recognized in relation to anything, avow or confess (to a person). ME-M17.
? Rare after OE exc. as acknown pa. pple.