Synonyms for acquire
Definitions
- v. 1
To get.
- v. 2
To become affected by an illness.
- v. 3
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
to acquire decent habits and manners
- v. 4
To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
Related words
- Word family
- acquirable acquirer acquisition acquirement acquisitive
- Is a kind of
- have
Forms
- Past participle
- acquired
e.g. acquired → obtained, gained, procured, received…
Example sentences
- receive It'll be two weeks before you receive the article.
- gain Tom doesn't gain weight even though he eats a lot.
- obtain I am able to obtain a registration form for free.
- procure I lost my passport. I have to procure a new one.
- adopt If you can't have children, you could always adopt.
- learn That game is easy, once you learn the basic rules.
By length
- 3 letters
- get1, own1, win1, buy1
- 4 letters
- have1, make1, take1, find1, grow1, gain1, earn1, reap1, larn
- 5 letters
- learn1, catch1, score1, adopt2, incur2
- 6 letters
- accept2, secure2, assume2, obtain2, gather2, evolve2, attain2
- 7 letters
- receive2, realize3, develop3, produce2, achieve2, collect2, realise3, procure2
- 8 letters
- contract2, purchase2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adopt2 = 2 syllables).