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Defenition of the word acquire

    • Defenition of the word acquire

      • To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
      • To get or obtain an item; to come into the possession of something.
      • To come to have or undergo a change of physical features or attributes.
      • To take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.
      • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
      • come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
      • come to have, of physical features and attributes; "He grew a beard"; The patient developed abdominal pains"; I got funny spots all over my body"
      • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
      • gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
      • acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
      • win something through one''s efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
      • locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
      • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
      • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
      • gain through experience
      • gain knowledge or skills
      • come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
      • win something through one's efforts

    Synonyms for the word acquire

      • adopt
      • assume
      • attain
      • buy
      • come by
      • develop
      • evolve
      • gain
      • get
      • get hold of
      • get your hands on
      • grow
      • larn
      • learn
      • make a purchase of
      • obtain
      • produce
      • purchase
      • take
      • take on
      • win

    Similar words in the acquire

      • acquire
      • acquired
      • acquirement
      • acquirement's
      • acquires

    Hyponyms for the word acquire

      • absorb
      • accept
      • acquire
      • assimilate
      • benefit
      • borrow
      • bring in
      • buy
      • call for
      • capture
      • catch
      • catch up
      • charter
      • clear
      • collect
      • come by
      • come into
      • come up
      • come upon
      • cozen
      • cut
      • earn
      • engage
      • enter upon
      • express
      • extract
      • feather
      • find
      • fledge
      • gain
      • garner
      • gather up
      • get
      • get back
      • get hold
      • get up
      • glom
      • have
      • hire
      • hit the books
      • ingest
      • inherit
      • isolate
      • leaf
      • lease
      • line up
      • luck into
      • make
      • obtain
      • partake
      • partake in
      • pick up
      • pod
      • poll
      • preempt
      • press out
      • profit
      • pull in
      • pupate
      • purchase
      • re-assume
      • realise
      • realize
      • receive
      • reclaim
      • recoup
      • recover
      • recuperate
      • regain
      • regrow
      • relearn
      • rent
      • repossess
      • retrieve
      • share
      • spring
      • sprout
      • stock
      • stool
      • study
      • take
      • take in
      • teethe
      • tiller
      • turn
      • win
      • win back
      • work up

    Hypernyms for the word acquire

      • acquire
      • change
      • get
      • locate
      • situate

    Antonyms for the word acquire

      • lose

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