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Definition of Acquire
1. Verb. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract. "The children acquire the ball"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
Exact synonyms: Get
Specialized synonyms: Isolate, Get Back, Win Back, Express, Extract, Press Out, Capture, Catch, Come By, Come Into, Buy, Purchase, Charter, Engage, Hire, Lease, Rent, Take, Have, Receive, Turn, Buy, Find, Glom, Come Upon, Enter Upon, Luck Into, Come Up, Find, Get Hold, Line Up, Accept, Have, Take, Obtain, Find, Recover, Regain, Retrieve, Catch, Recoup, Recover, Recuperate, Reclaim, Repossess, Find, Regain, Gain, Win, Bring In, Clear, Earn, Gain, Make, Pull In, Realise, Realize, Take In, Earn, Garner, Benefit, Gain, Profit, Partake, Partake In, Share, Preempt, Preempt, Call For, Collect, Gather Up, Pick Up, Inherit, Borrow, Pick Up, Get, Poll
Related verbs: Find, Get, Incur, Obtain, Receive
Derivative terms: Acquirable, Acquirer, Acquirer, Acquirer, Acquirer, Acquiring, Acquisition, Acquisition, Acquisitive, Getting
Specialized synonyms: Isolate, Get Back, Win Back, Express, Extract, Press Out, Capture, Catch, Come By, Come Into, Buy, Purchase, Charter, Engage, Hire, Lease, Rent, Take, Have, Receive, Turn, Buy, Find, Glom, Come Upon, Enter Upon, Luck Into, Come Up, Find, Get Hold, Line Up, Accept, Have, Take, Obtain, Find, Recover, Regain, Retrieve, Catch, Recoup, Recover, Recuperate, Reclaim, Repossess, Find, Regain, Gain, Win, Bring In, Clear, Earn, Gain, Make, Pull In, Realise, Realize, Take In, Earn, Garner, Benefit, Gain, Profit, Partake, Partake In, Share, Preempt, Preempt, Call For, Collect, Gather Up, Pick Up, Inherit, Borrow, Pick Up, Get, Poll
Related verbs: Find, Get, Incur, Obtain, Receive
Derivative terms: Acquirable, Acquirer, Acquirer, Acquirer, Acquirer, Acquiring, Acquisition, Acquisition, Acquisitive, Getting
2. Verb. Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect. "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
3. Verb. Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes). "Well-developed breasts"
Exact synonyms: Develop, Get, Grow, Produce
Specialized synonyms: Feather, Fledge, Regrow, Spring, Sprout, Stock, Stool, Tiller, Leaf, Pod, Teethe, Pupate, Get Up, Work Up, Cut
Generic synonyms: Change
Related verbs: Develop, Evolve
Derivative terms: Development, Getting
Specialized synonyms: Feather, Fledge, Regrow, Spring, Sprout, Stock, Stool, Tiller, Leaf, Pod, Teethe, Pupate, Get Up, Work Up, Cut
Generic synonyms: Change
Related verbs: Develop, Evolve
Derivative terms: Development, Getting
4. Verb. Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar.
5. Verb. Win something through one's efforts. "They acquire the money "; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
Exact synonyms: Gain, Win
Generic synonyms: Get
Specialized synonyms: Cozen
Derivative terms: Gainer, Win, Winner, Winner, Winning, Winnings
Antonyms: Lose
Generic synonyms: Get
Specialized synonyms: Cozen
Derivative terms: Gainer, Win, Winner, Winner, Winning, Winnings
Antonyms: Lose
6. Verb. Gain knowledge or skills. "They acquire to move "; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
Exact synonyms: Larn, Learn
Specialized synonyms: Relearn, Catch Up, Absorb, Assimilate, Ingest, Take In, Hit The Books, Study
Derivative terms: Acquisition, Acquisition, Learner, Learner
Specialized synonyms: Relearn, Catch Up, Absorb, Assimilate, Ingest, Take In, Hit The Books, Study
Derivative terms: Acquisition, Acquisition, Learner, Learner
7. Verb. Gain through experience. "Develop a passion for painting"
Exact synonyms: Develop, Evolve
Related verbs: Develop, Get, Grow, Produce, Develop, Develop, Explicate, Formulate, Develop
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Evolution
Related verbs: Develop, Get, Grow, Produce, Develop, Develop, Explicate, Formulate, Develop
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Evolution
Definition of Acquire
1. v. t. To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.
Definition of Acquire
1. to come into possession of [v -QUIRED, -QUIRING, -QUIRES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acquire
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