D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

acknowledged

/(ăk*nŏl"ĕjd)/ · ac·knowl·edged · IPA /æknˈɑlɪdʒd/
01 adj. Generally accepted or recognized as correct or reasonable. Opposite of unacknowledged.
  1. 1.
    Generally accepted or recognized as correct or reasonable. Opposite of unacknowledged.