Recognize
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To match something or someone which one currently perceives to a memory of some previous encounter with the same entity. To acknowledge the existence or legality of something.; treat as worthy of consideration or valid. To acknowledge or consider as something. To realise or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in; realise or admit that. To give an award. To cognize again.
Example sentence: One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.
Acknowledge
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God.To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor.To notify receipt, as of a letter.To own as genuine or valid; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledge a deed.
Example sentence: I do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I'm super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both.