Definition for Acquire:

• ak-kw[= i]r', v.t. to gain: to attain to.-- n. ACQUIRABIL'ITY.-- adj. ACQUIR'ABLE, that may be acquired.-- ns. ACQUIRE'MENT, something learned or got by effort, rather than a gift of nature; ACQUISI'TION, the act of acquiring: that which is acquired.-- adj. ACQUIS'ITIVE, desirous to acquire.-- n. ACQUIS'ITIVENESS, propensity to acquire-- one of the phrenologists' so-called faculties, with its special organ. [ O. Fr. aquerre-- L. acquir[) e]re, - quisitum-- ad, to, and quær[) e]re, to seek.]

Synonyms for Acquire:

• n.

  •
  • place.
  •
  • descend,
  • bankrupt,
  • come by,
  • climb.
  •
  • go down with,
  • afflict,
  • come down with,
  • invade.
  •acquire (noun)
  • take,
  • adopt,
  • produce,
  • grow.

• v.

  •acquire (verb)
  • land,
  • lure,
  • claim,
  • retrieve,
  • wrangle,
  • palm,
  • net,
  • heap,
  • corner,
  • garner,
  • fetch,
  • obtain,
  • score.
  •add (verb)
  • augment,
  • add,
  • total,
  • increment,
  • aggregate,
  • accrue,
  • tally,
  • increase,
  • sum.
  •obtain or receive (verb)
  • gain,
  • snag,
  • catch,
  • grab,
  • promote,
  • amass,
  • gather,
  • cop,
  • annex,
  • access,
  • take possession of,
  • procure,
  • hustle,
  • corral.
  •possess (verb)
  • own,
  • hold.
  •receive (verb)
  • devour,
  • absorb,
  • gulp,
  • eat,
  • ingest,
  • assimilate,
  • pocket,
  • inhale,
  • engorge,
  • gobble,
  • admit,
  • inspire.
  •take (verb)
  • abduct,
  • capture,
  • deprive,
  • usurp,
  • levy,
  • appropriate,
  • commandeer,
  • nab,
  • confiscate,
  • impound.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • comedown,
  • disestablish,
  • unlearn,
  • beggar,
  • overstock,
  • deepen,
  • downfall,
  • downshift,
  • gentrification,
  • pauperize,
  • reversal,
  • former,
  • sometime,
  • glean,
  • come out,
  • retrain,
  • slum,
  • sicken.
  •
  • impoverish,
  • ruin,
  • import,
  • world,
  • ascent.
  •
  • mobile,
  • polish,
  • come into.
  •
  • upgrade,
  • book.
  •bag
  • shoot.
  •borrow
  • steal.
  •bring in
  • sell.
  •collect
  • dig up.
  •contract
  • become infected with,
  • succumb to,
  • be afflicted with.
  •get
  • wangle,
  • lay hands on.
  •get at
  • get hold of.
  •inherit
  • be left,
  • be bequeathed.
  •possess
  • take possession.
  •receive
  • be given.
  •stash
  • stash.
  •succeed
  • carry off.
  •take
  • lay hold of,
  • take hold of.

Paraphrases for Acquire:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    acquiring.
  • Proper noun, singular
    acquires, acquiring.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    acquiring.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    finds, purchase, purchases, buys, gain.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    purchase, accessing, gain.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    accumulate, gain.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, Bought, Learnt, possess, purchase, conquer, derive, extract, retrieve, recruit, equip, create, accumulate, reap, garner, assume, hire, enjoy, grasp, regain, impart, cultivate, teach, absorb, find, gain, recover, collate, catch, adopt, introduce, have, inculcate, seize, amass, realize, undertake, compile, accomplish, grab, hold, bring.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    acquisition, obtainable, AFTER-ACQUIRED.
  • Proper noun, singular
    acquisitions, acquisition.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    acquisition.
  • Verb, base form
    accrue, acquisition, acquis, establish.

Antonyms for Acquire:

• v.

  • obtain or receive
    disperse, forgo, misunderstand, spend, release, divide, give, scatter, lose, pass.
  • Other antonyms:
    hand over, accord, junk, slough, abandon, dump, shuck, discard, forsake, relinquish, give up, forfeit, unload, grant, let go, jettison, shed, throw out, pay, reject, throw away, fail, cast, miss, part, fling, surrender, yield, desert, scrap, ditch.

Homophones for Acquire:

• agree, accoucheur, ash-gray, acquirer, azure, agora, ashir, asura, acre, assure, assyria, agar, accessary, asker, asarh, augur, acorea, aggro, ashore, ashur, aesir, accrue, ash gray, agra, assessor, achira, asur, ajar, assur, accra, Asa Gray, ass-kisser, augury, ash-grey, acer, ash grey, accuser, aegir, Azeri, assayer, accessory, auger.

Hypernym for Acquire:

• v.

  • body
    regrow, feather, stock, work up, spring, pupate, sprout, stool, teethe, tiller, cut, get up, leaf, pod, fledge.
  • possession
    extract, charter, find, borrow, win, accept, make, come by, lease, come up, benefit, luck into, repossess, gain, capture, gather up, glom, receive, pick up, purchase, profit, acquire, come upon, catch, earn, preempt, partake, get, partake in, press out, take in, win back, engage, pull in, get back, rent, express, collect, recoup, reclaim, realise, enter upon, bring in, recuperate, turn, call for, obtain, hire, come into, recover, take, realize, poll, line up, retrieve, isolate, garner, have, get hold, buy, share, inherit, clear, regain.

Hyponym for Acquire:

• v.

  • body
    change.
  • stative
    situate, locate.