1. acquire
verb. ['əˈkwaɪɝ'] come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.
Synonyms
- lease
- purchase
- hire
- come into
- charter
- clear
- glom
- express
- bring in
- rent
- isolate
- come up
- profit
- win back
- enter upon
- retrieve
- get back
- pick up
- regain
- press out
- poll
- recoup
- have
- find
- pull in
- inherit
- luck into
- share
- win
- take in
- partake in
- benefit
- incur
- earn
- preempt
- get hold
- buy
- repossess
- extract
- get
- gather up
- engage
- recuperate
- reclaim
- capture
- borrow
- garner
- obtain
- receive
- recover
- realise
- make
- partake
- accept
- gain
- collect
- line up
- come upon
- catch
- come by
- turn
- realize
- take
Antonyms
- lend
- refuse
- sell
- disallow
Etymology
- aqueren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- aquerre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Words that Rhyme with Acquire
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Example sentences of the word acquire
1. Verb, base form
Take the brain of the deer whose hide you are tanning or acquire two pig brains from a butcher.
Quotes containing the word acquire
1. Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
2. No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.
- L. Frank Baum, The Lost Princess of Oz
3. Most museums - with all their burdens to pay for exhibitions, administration, and security - really don't have any money really to acquire art, with few exceptions.
- Eli Broad
2. acquire
verb. ['əˈkwaɪɝ'] take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.
Synonyms
- re-assume
- assume
- take on
- change
- take
Antonyms
- employer
- decertify
- break even
- indistinct
Etymology
- aqueren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- aquerre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. acquire
verb. ['əˈkwaɪɝ'] come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).
Synonyms
- stock
- work up
- feather
- evolve
- pupate
- stool
- fledge
- change
- pod
- grow
- leaf
- get
- get up
- tiller
- cut
- develop
- teethe
- produce
- spring
- sprout
Antonyms
- forfeit
- obviate
- take
- fire
Etymology
- aqueren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- aquerre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. acquire
verb. ['əˈkwaɪɝ'] gain through experience.
Synonyms
- formulate
- produce
- evolve
- change
- explicate
- grow
- get
Antonyms
- unclearness
- unclear
- ambiguous
- obscurity
Etymology
- aqueren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- aquerre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. acquire
verb. ['əˈkwaɪɝ'] locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar.
Synonyms
- situate
Antonyms
- guilty
- fail
Etymology
- aqueren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- aquerre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. acquire
verb. ['əˈkwaɪɝ'] gain knowledge or skills.
Synonyms
- learn
- ingest
- study
- absorb
- assimilate
- hit the books
- larn
- relearn
- take in
Antonyms
- indefinite
- forbid
- invalidate
- disapprove
Etymology
- aqueren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- aquerre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. acquire
verb. ['əˈkwaɪɝ'] win something through one's efforts.
Synonyms
- cozen
- win
- get
Antonyms
- opacity
- opaque
- clutter
- convict
Etymology
- aqueren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- aquerre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))