acquire

1. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (synset 202215637)
   "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"
   subtypes:

   • isolate - obtain in pure form
   • get back, win back - recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
   • express, extract, press out - obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
   • capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
   • come by, come into - obtain, especially accidentally
   • buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
   • charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take - engage for service under a term of contract
   • have, receive - get something; come into possession of
   • turn - get by buying and selling
   • buy - acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
   • find - obtain through effort or management
   • glom - seize upon or latch onto something
   • come upon, enter upon, luck into - take possession of
   • come up, find, get hold, line up - get something or somebody for a specific purpose
   • accept, have, take - receive willingly something given or offered
   • obtain - come into possession of
   • find, recover, regain, retrieve - get or find back; recover the use of
   • catch - get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
   • recoup, recover, recuperate - regain or make up for
   • reclaim, repossess - claim back
   • find, regain - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
   • acquire, gain, win - win something through one's efforts
   • bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
   • earn, garner, win - acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
   • benefit, gain, profit - derive a benefit from
   • partake, partake in, share - have, give, or receive a share of
   • preempt - acquire for oneself before others can do so
   • preempt - gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
   • call for, collect, gather up, pick up - gather or collect
   • inherit - obtain from someone after their death
   • borrow - get temporarily
   • pick up - get in addition, as an increase
   • get - acquire as a result of some effort or action
   • poll - get the votes of
   same as: get
   verb group: find, get, incur, obtain, receive - receive a specified treatment (abstract)
2. Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect (synset 200525762)
   "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"
   is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
   subtypes: re-assume - take on again, as after a time lapse
   same as: adopt, assume, take, take on
3. Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (synset 200094214)
   "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
   is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
   subtypes:

   • feather, fledge - grow feathers
   • regrow - grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
   • spring - develop suddenly
   • sprout, stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
   • stool, tiller - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
   • leaf - produce leaves, of plants
   • pod - produce pods, of plants
   • teethe - grow teeth; cut the baby teeth
   • pupate - develop into a pupa
   • get up, work up - develop
   • cut - have grow through the gums
   same as: develop, get, grow, produce
   verb group: acquire, develop, evolve - gain through experience
4. Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar (synset 202701220)
   is a type of: locate, situate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
5. Win something through one's efforts (synset 202293158)
   "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; "win someone's confidence and friendship"
   is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
   subtypes: cozen - cheat or trick
   same as: gain, win
6. Gain knowledge or skills (synset 200599310)
   "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
   subtypes:

   • relearn - learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
   • catch up - learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
   • absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in - take up mentally
   • hit the books, study - learn by reading books
   same as: larn, learn
7. Gain through experience (synset 200546637)
   "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"
   is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
   same as: develop, evolve
   verb group:

   • acquire, develop, get, grow, produce - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
   • develop - elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
   • develop, explicate, formulate - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
   • develop - generate gradually

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