Meaning of ACQUIRE
| Pronunciation: | | u'kwIr
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- [v] 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"
- [v] 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"
- [v] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | adopt, assume, develop, get, get, grow, produce, take, take on |
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| | See Also: | | accept, benefit, borrow, bring in, buy, call for, capture, catch, change, change, charter, clear, collect, come by, come into, come up, come upon, cut, earn, engage, enter upon, express, extract, feather, fledge, gain, garner, gather up, get back, get hold, get up, glom, have, hire, inherit, isolate, leaf, lease, line up, luck into, make, partake, partake in, pick up, pod, poll, preempt, press out, profit, pull in, pupate, purchase, realise, realize, re-assume, reclaim, recoup, recover, recuperate, regain, regrow, rent, repossess, retrieve, share, spring, sprout, stool, take, take in, teethe, tiller, turn, win, win back, work up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac*quire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquired}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Acquiring}.] [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere
to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through
OF. aquerre. See {Quest}..]
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.
No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step.
--Barrow.
Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his
ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of
representation, as his heir at law. --Blackstone.
Syn: To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See
{Obtain}.
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| | Related Terms: | | accept, accumulate, achieve, add, admit, amass, annex, assume, bag, be responsible for, be seized of, bring down, bring in, bring on, bring upon, buy, capture, catch, catch up, claim, clap hands on, clasp, claw, clench, clinch, clutch, collect, come by, come in for, come into, contract, corral, cumulate, derive, derive from, drag down, drain off, draw, draw down, draw from, draw off, earn, embrace, enter into possession, fall in with, fall into, gain, garner, get, get hold of, glom on to, grab, grab hold of, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, harvest, have, have coming in, hug, incur, invite, knock down, land, lay hands on, lay hold of, loot, make, nail, net, nip, nip up, obtain, palm, partake, pick up, pillage, pocket, possess, procure, pull down, purchase, reach, reap, receive, run, sack, score, secure, seize, snap up, snatch, steal, take, take by assault, take by storm, take hold of, take in, take on, take over, take possession, welcome, whip up, win |
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