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verbcome to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)type of:
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"I acquired a strong aversion to television"verbgain through experiencetype of:
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"Children acquire language at an amazing rate"verbgain knowledge or skills
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"I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"verbwin something through one's effortstype of:
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"They acquired a new pet"verbcome into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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verbtake on a certain form, attribute, or aspecttype of:
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verblocate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
Definition that contains acquire
- get acquire as a result of some effort or action
- buy acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
- win acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
- earn acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
- adopted acquired as your own by free choice
- adoptive acquired as your own by free choice
- garner acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
- pigment acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
- preempt acquire for oneself before others can do so
- second nature acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate