| acquire | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. acquire, get | 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" |
| ~ isolate | obtain in pure form.; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound" |
| ~ incur, obtain, receive, get, find | receive a specified treatment (abstract).; "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" |
| ~ get back, win back | recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost.; "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers" |
| ~ press out, express, extract | obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" |
| ~ capture, catch | capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping.; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" |
| ~ come into, come by | obtain, especially accidentally. |
| ~ buy, purchase | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction.; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" |
| ~ charter, hire, rent, lease, engage, take | engage for service under a term of contract.; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" |
| ~ receive, have | get something; come into possession of.; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" |
| ~ turn | get by buying and selling.; "the company turned a good profit after a year" |
| ~ buy | acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange.; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work" |
| ~ find | obtain through effort or management.; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college" |
| ~ glom | seize upon or latch onto something.; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater" |
| ~ enter upon, luck into, come upon | take possession of.; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives" |
| ~ get hold, line up, find, come up | get something or somebody for a specific purpose.; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter" |
| ~ accept, take, have | receive willingly something given or offered.; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" |
| ~ obtain | come into possession of.; "How did you obtain the visa?" |
| ~ recover, regain, retrieve, find | get or find back; recover the use of.; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" |
| ~ catch | get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly.; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath" |
| ~ recuperate, recoup, recover | regain or make up for.; "recuperate one's losses" |
| ~ reclaim, repossess | claim back. |
| ~ regain, find | come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost.; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" |
| ~ gain, win, acquire | win something through one's efforts.; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" |
| ~ earn, realise, bring in, pull in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
| ~ garner, earn | acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions. |
| ~ benefit, profit, gain | derive a benefit from.; "She profited from his vast experience" |
| ~ partake, partake in, share | have, give, or receive a share of.; "We shared the cake" |
| ~ 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). |
| ~ gather up, call for, pick up, collect | gather or collect.; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week" |
| ~ inherit | obtain from someone after their death.; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents" |
| ~ borrow | get temporarily.; "May I borrow your lawn mower?" |
| ~ pick up | get in addition, as an increase.; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home" |
| ~ get | acquire as a result of some effort or action.; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?" |
| ~ poll | get the votes of. |
| v. (change) | 2. acquire, adopt, assume, take, take on | 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" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ re-assume | take on again, as after a time lapse.; "He re-assumed his old behavior" |
| v. (body) | 3. acquire, develop, get, grow, produce | 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" |
| ~ fledge, feather | grow feathers.; "The young sparrows are fledging already" |
| ~ regrow | grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption.; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury" |
| ~ spring | develop suddenly.; "The tire sprang a leak" |
| ~ sprout, stock | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots.; "the plant sprouted early this year" |
| ~ tiller, stool | 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.; "The little one is teething now" |
| ~ pupate | develop into a pupa.; "the insect larva pupate" |
| ~ work up, get up | develop.; "we worked up an as of an appetite" |
| ~ cut | have grow through the gums.; "The baby cut a tooth" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ develop, evolve, acquire | 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" |
| v. (stative) | 4. acquire | locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar. |
| ~ situate, locate | determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey.; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property" |
| v. (possession) | 5. acquire, gain, win | win something through one's efforts.; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" |
| ~ acquire, get | 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" |
| ~ cozen | cheat or trick.; "He cozened the money out of the old man" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. acquire, larn, learn | gain knowledge or skills.; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" |
| ~ relearn | learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it.; "After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs" |
| ~ catch up | learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened.; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology" |
| ~ assimilate, absorb, ingest, take in | take up mentally.; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" |
| ~ hit the books, study | learn by reading books.; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" |
| v. (change) | 7. acquire, develop, evolve | 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" |
| ~ acquire, develop, produce, grow, get | 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" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ develop | elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme.; "develop the melody and change the key" |
| ~ formulate, explicate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" |
| ~ develop | generate gradually.; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" |
| possess | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. possess | have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill.; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| ~ exhibit | show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill.; "he exhibits a great talent" |
| v. (possession) | 2. have, own, possess | have ownership or possession of.; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" |
| ~ prepossess | possess beforehand. |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| v. (stative) | 3. possess | enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas.; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her" |
| ~ dominate | be in control.; "Her husband completely dominates her" |
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