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ACKNOWLEDGE
Definition of ACKNOWLEDGE
verb
To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
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Where it comes from
Recorded since 1553, a blend of Middle English aknowen (“to recognize, acknowledge”) and knowlechen (“to discover, reveal, acknowledge”). The former verb is from Old English oncnāwan, ācnāwan (“to know, recognize, acknowledge”), from on + cnāwan (“to know”). The latter is derived from the noun at hand in knowledge. For the formation compare Latin agnōscō and Russian призна́ть (priznátʹ), with cognate roots. The /k/-sound was preserved by being redistributed to the preceding syllable: /əˈkn-/ > /əkˈn-/. The -c- was inserted accordingly to reflect this pronunciation more clearly.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
20th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (357)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ACKNOWLEDGE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACKNOWLEDGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 101 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACKNOWLEDGE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEGKLNOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ACKNOWL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
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