Archaic or dialectal form meaning to acknowledge or admit, often used in older English texts and literature.
A shortened form of acknowledge, with the prefix ac- (from Latin ad-, meaning 'to') plus -know, representing an earlier pronunciation or dialectal variant.
Words like acknow show how English has been shortening and simplifying verbs for centuries—we do the same today with 'text,' 'email,' and 'google.'
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