acquire
verb [T] /əˈkwaɪər/
/-ˈkwaɪɚ/ Definition
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B2 to get something: He acquired the firm in 2008. I was wearing a newly/recently acquired jacket. I seem to have acquired (= have got although I don't know how) two copies of this book. During this period he acquired a reputation for being a womanizer.Getting, receiving and acceptingCapturing or taking possession of things
(Definition of acquire verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acquisition noun
- ahold adverb
- carve sth out (for yourself) phrasal verb
- check sth out phrasal verb (BORROW)
- clinch verb (WIN)
- come by sth phrasal verb
- draw verb (MONEY)
- earn verb
- get sth out of sth phrasal verb
- glom onto sth/sb phrasal verb
- go to sb phrasal verb
- grasp noun (HOLD)
- obtain verb (GET)
- pick sth up phrasal verb (WIN)
- pounce on sth phrasal verb (ACCEPT)
- prize sth out of sb phrasal verb
- score verb (GET)
- secure verb (GET)
- target noun (PERSON/GROUP)
- wrest verb
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