1. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
   "They acquired a new pet";
   - get
    
2. Acquire something through effort
   "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese";
   - win, gain
    
3. Gain knowledge or skills
   "Children acquire language at an amazing rate";
   - learn, larn [informal]
    
4. Gain through experience
   "I acquired a strong aversion to television";
   - develop, evolve
    
5. Begin to display or exhibit a particular quality or characteristic
   "She acquired strange manners";
   - assume, adopt, take on, take
    
6. Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
   "He acquired a beard";
   - grow, develop, produce, get
    
7. Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
   "The radar acquired the incoming aircraft"

Derived forms: acquiring, acquires, acquired

Type of: act, change, locate, move, situate

Encyclopedia: Acquire