Acquire

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To gain possession of: acquire 100 shares of stock.
  • v. To get by one's own efforts: acquire proficiency in math.
  • v. To gain through experience; come by: acquired a growing dislike of television sitcoms.
  • v. To locate (a moving object) with a tracking system, such as radar.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To get.
  • v. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To get or gain, the object being something which is more or less permanent, or which becomes vested or inherent in the subject: as, to acquire a title, estate, learning, habits, skill, dominion, etc.; to acquire a stammer; sugar acquires a brown color by being burned.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. win something through one's efforts
  • v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
  • v. gain knowledge or skills
  • v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  • v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
  • v. locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
  • v. gain through experience
  • Verb Form
    acquired    acquires    acquiring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    situate    locate    change   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    absorb    ingest    hit the books    assimilate    take-in    study    relearn    catchup    garner    realize   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    attain    procure    obtain    secure    win    earn    gain    get    learn    receiver   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dyer    Meier    Meyer    Trier    attire    briar    brier    buyer    byer    cease-fire   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    assenting    cyanin    musak    determine    indexand    gjorde