acquire
verb
[ əˈkwʌɪə ]
• buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
• "I managed to acquire all the books I needed"
Similar:
obtain,
come by,
come to have,
get,
receive,
gain,
earn,
win,
come into,
come in for,
take possession of,
take receipt of,
be given,
buy,
purchase,
procure,
possess oneself of,
secure,
gather,
collect,
pick up,
appropriate,
amass,
build up,
hook,
net,
land,
achieve,
attain,
get one's hands on,
get one's mitts on,
get hold of,
grab,
bag,
score,
swing,
nab,
collar,
cop,
Opposite:
lose,
part with,
• learn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality).
• "you must acquire the rudiments of Greek"
Origin:
late Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, based on Latin acquirere ‘get in addition’, from ad- ‘to’ + quaerere ‘seek’. The English spelling was modified ( c. 1600) by association with the Latin word.
