Synonyms:
get, acquire
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
assume, acquire, adopt, take_on, take
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
"The Wagner habit is a terrible thing to acquire, Mr. Idiot."
"The Wagner habit is a terrible thing to acquire, Mr. Idiot."
How is it that a shepherd could acquire all of this knowledge?
Man LEARNS to fight in self-defense, and to acquire what he covets.
Their only character is composed of the habits they have been led to acquire.
Hence it follows that it is by the will alone that we can in reality acquire merit or commit sin.
It is not enough to be absorbed by your subject--to acquire self-confidence you must have something in which to be confident.
It has just been stated that the male Gelasimus does not acquire his conspicuous colours until mature and nearly ready to breed.
But of this immense quantity of products and ideas, that which each one has to produce and acquire for himself is but an atom in the sun.
This is one of the reasons, why mere animals cannot form such ideas, nor ever acquire the perfectibility which depends on such an operation.