acknowledge vs put across

acknowledge and put across both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acknowledge	No	No	Yes	No
put across	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of acknowledge include communicate, pass, pass along, pass on.

acknowledge (verb)	put across (verb)
accept as legally binding and valid	transmit information
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