acknowledge
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～ accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"
acquaint
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～ inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"
acquaint
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～ make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
acquaint
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～ cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
acquiesce
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～ to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
acquire
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～ come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
acquire
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～ win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; "win someone's confidence and friendship"
acquire
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～ take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
acquire
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～ gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
acquire
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～ come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
acquire
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～ locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
acquire
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～ gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
acquit
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～ pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
acquit
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～ behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
act
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～ play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
act
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～ behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
act
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～ have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
act
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～ be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
act
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～ behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
act
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～ pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"