acknowledge vs give thanks

acknowledge and give thanks both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acknowledge	No	No	Yes	No
give thanks	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give thanks is a hypernym of acknowledge; that is, give thanks is a word with a broader meaning than acknowledge:

Other hypernyms of acknowledge include thank.

acknowledge (verb)	give thanks (verb)
accept as legally binding and valid	express gratitude or show appreciation to
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
report the receipt of
express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with