transitive. To confess, admit, own; = know, v. 4a.

transitive. To acknowledge, confess, own, admit; = acknow, v. 2, beknow, v. 2. Frequently with that-clause as object. Cf. yknow, v. 4a. Obsolete.

transitive. To accept (something offered), esp. willingly; not to refuse or reject.

To accept, admit, allow. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To accept (something) as an authority, rule, or practice; to admit the truth or validity of. Cf. received, adj. 1. Now chiefly in…

transitive. To be the recipient of (words, information, etc.) through hearing or listening to another; to hear. Frequently in imperative with the…

transitive. To accept as true or valid; to acknowledge, admit, grant. Also: (of a statement) to enable (another statement) to be true or valid.

transitive. To agree to (a condition, stipulation, or command); to respond affirmatively to (a proposal, offer, or invitation). Formerly also †intrans…

transitive. To accept as true or authoritative; to acknowledge as a fact; to concede. Formerly also †intransitive with of (obsolete).

transitive. To acknowledge the existence or truth of; to admit knowledge or awareness of; to confess or avow.

transitive. To acknowledge the truth or fairness of (a statement, claim, etc.); to allow or grant (a proposition); to admit that something is the…

transitive. To bring in, admit; to let in, allow. Obsolete.

transitive. With clause or direct speech as object. To acknowledge, admit, or grant (that something is the case); to concede. Also with indirect…

transitive. With simple object, with or without dative of the person: To grant, allow, concede the fact, validity, or cogency of. Now rare (and…

intransitive. = acquiesce, v.

transitive. With clause or accusative and infinitive: To concede or admit that a thing is so. Obsolete.

To please by compliance; to give free course to; to humour, indulge, satisfy (a desire, feeling, etc.); †to comply with (a request, a command), to…