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acquired definition
acquired |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb acquire 3 senses of acquire Sense 1 get acquire => isolate => win back get back => press out express, extract => capture, catch => come by => buy purchase => lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take => receive, have => turn => buy => find => glom => enter upon come upon luck into => line up get hold come up find => accept take have => obtain => recover, retrieve, find regain => catch => recover, recoup => reclaim, repossess => find regain => win, gain => gain, take in clear, make earn, realize, realise, pull in bring in => earn, garner => profit, gain, benefit => partake, share, partake in => preempt => collect, pick up gather up call for => inherit, come into => borrow => pick up => get => poll Sense 2 assume, acquire, adopt, take on take => re-assume Sense 3 grow, develop, produce, get acquire => fledge, feather => regrow => spring => sprout => stool, tiller => leaf => pod => teethe => pupate => work up get up => cut Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb acquire 3 senses of acquire Sense 1 get acquire => isolate => preisolate => win back get back => press out express, extract => ream => capture, catch => hunt, run, hunt down track down => snipe => whale => still-hunt, ambush => drive => drive => rabbit => fowl => grouse => snipe => poach => seal => ferret => course => foxhunt => tree => jacklight, jack => forage => hawk => falcon => fowl => scrounge, forage => bag => batfowl => recapture => rat => trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel => gin => come by => stumble, hit => buy purchase => take => get => subscribe, subscribe to take => take over buy out buy up => pick up => take out buy food => impulse-buy => lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take => receive, have => take in take up => fuel => refuel => accept => fence => graduate => inherit => turn => buy => find => glom => enter upon come upon luck into => line up get hold come up find => accept take have => accept admit take take on => welcome => honor, honour => adopt, borrow, take over take up => obtain => carry => excavate, dig up turn up => grub up grub out => nuzzle => disinter, exhume => extort, wring from => pry, prise => procure, secure => copyright => patent => engage, enlist => recruit => extract => take out => get in get into => eke out squeeze out => mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge => freeload => derive, gain => reap, draw => shop => snag => grab => outsource => recover, retrieve, find regain => access => log in log on login => catch => recover, recoup => make up catch up with => reclaim, repossess => distrain => foreclose => find regain => feel => locate, turn up => unearth => pinpoint, nail => fall upon strike, come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon attain, discover => rout up rout out => win, gain => cozen => gain, take in clear, make earn, realize, realise, pull in bring in => eke out squeeze out => profit => line one's pockets => turn a nice dime, turn a nice penny, turn a nice dollar => clean up => scoop, make a scoop => rake off => take home, bring home => rake in shovel in => gross => yield, pay bear => net, clear => pay off => earn, garner => letter => profit, gain, benefit => cash in on => profiteer => capitalize, capitalise, take advantage => pyramid => net, sack, sack up clear => partake, share, partake in => cut in => preempt => collect, pick up gather up call for => inherit, come into => borrow => pick up => get => poll Sense 2 assume, acquire, adopt, take on take => re-assume Sense 3 grow, develop, produce, get acquire => fledge, feather => regrow => spring => sprout => stool, tiller => leaf => pod => teethe => pupate => work up get up => cut Entailment of verb acquire Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb acquire 3 senses of acquire Sense 1 get acquire Sense 2 assume, acquire, adopt, take on take => change Sense 3 grow, develop, produce, get acquire => change Familiarity of verb acquire acquire used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb acquire Sense 1 get acquire -------------- Sense 2 assume, acquire, adopt, take on take => change -------------- Sense 3 grow, develop, produce, get acquire => change -------------- Grep of noun acquired acquired hemochromatosis acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquired immunity acquired reflex acquired taste Overview of verb acquire The verb acquire has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (34) get acquire -- (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") 2. (6) assume, acquire, adopt, take on take -- (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") 3. (3) grow, develop, produce, get acquire -- (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") Overview of adj acquired The adj acquired has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) acquired -- (gotten through environmental forces; "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on") Antonyms of adj acquired 1 sense of acquired Sense 1 acquired INDIRECT (VIA noninheritable) -> inheritable, heritable Similarity of adj acquired 1 sense of acquired Sense 1 acquired => noninheritable (vs. inheritable), nonheritable Attributes of adj acquired Familiarity of adj acquired acquired used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj acquired acquired Overview of verb acquire The verb acquire has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (34) get acquire -- (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") 2. (6) assume, acquire, adopt, take on take -- (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") 3. (3) grow, develop, produce, get acquire -- (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") Overview of adj acquired The adj acquired has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) acquired -- (gotten through environmental forces; "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on")
acquired definition
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