misacknowledge

verb
/ˌmɪsəkˈnɒlɪdʒ/UK

Etymology

From mis- + acknowledge.

  1. derived from oncnāwan
  2. derived from aknowen
  3. prefixed as misacknowledge — “mis + acknowledge

Definitions

  1. To fail to acknowledge

    To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.

    • 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?

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