ACQUIRE

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

Example: "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"

• get  4

• isolate  7
• get back
• win back
• express  16
• • extract  16
  • press out
  • capture  11
  • catch  12
  • come by
  • come into
  • buy  8
  • purchase  15
  • charter  12
  • engage  8
  • hire  7
  • lease  5
  • rent  4
  • take  8
  • have  10
  • receive  12
  • turn  4
  • buy  8
  • find  8
  • glom  7
  • come upon
  • enter upon
  • luck into
  • come up
  • find  8
  • get hold
  • line up
  • accept  12
  • have  10
  • take  8
  • obtain  8
  • find  8
  • recover  12
  • regain  7
  • retrieve  11
  • catch  12
  • recoup  10
  • recover  12
  • recuperate  14
  • reclaim  11
  • repossess  11
  • find  8
  • regain  7
  • acquire  18
  • gain  5
  • win  6
  • bring in
  • clear  7
  • earn  4
  • gain  5
  • make  10
  • realise  7
  • realize  16
  • earn  4
  • garner  7
  • win  6
  • benefit  12
  • gain  5
  • profit  11
  • partake  13
  • partake in
  • share  8
  • preempt  13
  • preempt  13
  • call for
  • collect  11
  • gather up
  • pick up
  • inherit  10
  • borrow  11
  • pick up
  • get  4
  • poll  6
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Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

Example: "His voice took on a sad tone"

• adopt  8
• assume  8
• take  8
• take on

• change  12

• re-assume

Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

Example: "He grew a beard"

• develop  13
• get  4
• grow  8
• produce  12

• change  12

• feather  13
• fledge  11
• regrow  10
• spring  9
• • sprout  8
  • stock  11
  • stool  5
  • tiller  6
  • leaf  7
  • pod  6
  • teethe  9
  • pupate  10
  • get up
  • work up
  • cut  5
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Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

Win something through one's efforts

Example: "I acquired a passing knowledge of chinese"

• gain  5
• win  6

• acquire  18
• get  4

• cozen  16

Gain knowledge or skills

Example: "She learned dancing from her sister"

• larn  4
• learn  5

• relearn  7
• catch up
• absorb  10
• assimilate  12
• • ingest  7
  • hit the books
  • study  9
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Gain through experience

Example: "I acquired a strong aversion to television"

• develop  13
• evolve  12