Hypernyms for "acquire"
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absorb
accept
acquire
assimilate
benefit
borrow
bring in
buy
call for
capture
catch
catch up
charter
clear
collect
come by
come into
come up
come upon
cozen
cut
earn
engage
enter upon
express
extract
feather
find
fledge
gain
garner
gather up
get
get back
get hold
get up
glom
have
hire
hit the books
ingest
inherit
isolate
leaf
lease
line up
luck into
make
obtain
partake
partake in
pick up
pod
poll
preempt
press out
profit
pull in
pupate
purchase
realise
realize
re-assume
receive
reclaim
recoup
recover
recuperate
regain
regrow
relearn
rent
repossess
retrieve
share
spring
sprout
stock
stool
study
take
take in
teethe
tiller
turn
win
win back
work up
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.