2021-04-05
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – acknowledge & admit
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง acknowledge = ‘ak-NOL-ij’
ออกเสียง admit = ‘ad-MIT’
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR ACKNOWLEDGE
Acknowledge, admit, confess
agree in the ideaof declaring something to be true.
Acknowledge implies making a statement reluctantly,
often about something previously denied:
to acknowledge a fault.
Admit especially implies acknowledging something under pressure:
to admit a charge.
Confess usually means stating somewhat formally
an admission of wrongdoing, crime, or shortcoming:
to confess guilt; to confess an inability to understand.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for acknowledge
ACKNOWLEDGE, ADMIT, OWN, AVOW, CONFESS
mean to disclose against one's will or inclination.
ACKNOWLEDGE implies the disclosing of something that has been
or might be concealed.
acknowledged an earlier peccadillo
ADMIT implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede
and refers usually to facts rather than their implications.
admitted the project was over budget
OWN implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself.
must own I know little about computers
AVOW implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility,
what one might be expected to be silent about.
avowed that he was a revolutionary
CONFESS may apply to
an admissionof a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt.
confessed a weakness for sweets
Choose the Right Synonym for admit
Verb
ACKNOWLEDGE, ADMIT, OWN, AVOW, CONFESS
mean to discloseagainst one's will or inclination.
ACKNOWLEDGE implies the disclosing of something that has been
or might be concealed.
acknowledged an earlier peccadillo
ADMIT implies reluctanceto disclose, grant, or concede
and refers usually to facts rather than their implications.
admitted the project was over budget
OWN implies acknowledgingsomething in close relation to oneself.
must own I know little about computers
AVOW implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility,
what one might be expected to be silent about.
avowed that he was a revolutionary
CONFESS may apply to an admission
of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt.
confessed a weakness for sweets
Dictionary of Problem Words in English
acknowledge & admit
One may acknowledge or admit an error.
One may acknowledge or admit being in error.
Thus, these words have approximately the same meaning,
“to concede, grant, or declaresomething to be true.”
Acknowledge, however, is preferable
when referring to a statement made reluctantly,
especially one previously denied:
“The bank teller acknowledged his error.”
Admit suggests the presence of force, duress, or pressure:
“The culprit admitted the crime.”
