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Meaning of acquire


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  acquire
      v 1: 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" [syn: {get},
           {acquire}]
      2: 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" [syn: {assume},
         {acquire}, {adopt}, {take on}, {take}]
      3: 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" [syn: {grow}, {develop}, {produce},
         {get}, {acquire}]
      4: locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such
         as radar
      5: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing
         knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of
         international finance" [syn: {acquire}, {win}, {gain}] [ant:
         {lose}]
      6: gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her
         sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at
         an amazing rate" [syn: {learn}, {larn}, {acquire}]
      7: 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" [syn: {develop},
         {acquire}, {evolve}]


WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu

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