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acquire > 7 senses
VERB	1	acquire, get	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
	2	acquire, assume, adopt, take on, take	Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
	3	acquire, grow, develop, produce, get	Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
	4	acquire	Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
	5	acquire, win, gain	Win something through one's efforts
	6	acquire, learn, larn	Gain knowledge or skills
	7	acquire, develop, evolve	Gain through experience

acquire > pronunciation
Sounds	ahkway'er
Rhymes	amplifier, attire, bonfire, and 57 more rhymes in ayer...

acquire > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Model	The children acquire the ball
Examples	"They acquired a new pet"
Synonyms	get
Similar to	receive, get, find, obtain, incur
Narrower	isolate; win back, get back; press out, express, extract; capture, catch; come by; buy, purchase; lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take; receive, have; turn; buy; find; glom; enter upon, come upon, luck into; line up, get hold, come up, find; accept, take, have; obtain; recover, retrieve, find, regain; catch; recover, recoup, recuperate; reclaim, repossess; find, regain; acquire, win, gain; gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in; earn, garner; profit, gain, benefit; partake, share, partake in; preempt; preempt; collect, pick up, gather up, call for; inherit, come into; borrow; pick up; get; poll
Adjectives	acquisitive; acquirable; acquirable
Nouns	acquirer; acquisition; acquiring; acquisition; acquirer; acquirer; acquirer

acquire > verb 2, change
Meaning	Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	assume, adopt, take on, take
Broader	change
Narrower	re-assume

acquire > verb 3, body
Meaning	Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	grow, develop, produce, get
Similar to	develop, acquire, evolve
Broader	change
Narrower	fledge, feather; regrow; spring; sprout, stock; stool, tiller; leaf; pod; teethe; pupate; work up, get up; cut

acquire > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar .
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broader	situate, locate

acquire > verb 5, possession
Meaning	Win something through one's efforts.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Examples	"I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"
Synonyms	win, gain
Contrary	lose
Broader	get, acquire
Narrower	cozen

acquire > verb 6, cognition
Meaning	Gain knowledge or skills.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Examples	"Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
Synonyms	learn, larn
Caused by	teach, learn, instruct
Narrower	relearn; catch up; absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in; study, hit the books
Entailed by	master, get the hang
Nouns	acquisition; acquisition

acquire > verb 7, change
Meaning	Gain through experience.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"I acquired a strong aversion to television"
Synonyms	develop, evolve
Similar to	grow, develop, produce, get, acquire; develop; explicate, formulate, develop; develop
Broader	change

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