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misacknowledge

Verb CEFR C2
ˌmɪsəkˈnɒlɪdʒ

Definitions

To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.

rare

Examples

“I saw⟳ him at Ferrara, in so pitteous a plight[…]; misacknowledging [translating mesconnoissant] both himselfe and his labours, which unwitting to him, and even to his face⟳, have⟳ been published both uncorrected and maimed.”
“How many do I ordinarily see⟳ that mis-acknowledge poverty; how many that wish⟳ for death or that pass⟳ it without any alarm or affliction?”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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