Word entry · 7 letters

acquire

Best crossword clue

"Come to possess something"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /əˈkwaɪɚ/Part of speech verbSorted aceiqruStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word

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Definitions

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

Word origin

From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.

Used in a sentence

“to acquire a skill”
“to acquire decent habits and manners”
“He acquired a title.”

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01“Come to possess something”7 letters

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Synonyms

get 3 letters win 3 letters gain 4 letters grow 4 letters larn 4 letters take 4 letters adopt 5 letters learn 5 letters

Broader terms

get 3 letters win 3 letters gain 4 letters move 4 letters change 6 letters locate 6 letters situate 7 letters

More specific words

buy 3 letters cut 3 letters get 3 letters pod 3 letters win 3 letters earn 4 letters find 4 letters gain 4 letters

Similar words

get 3 letters find 4 letters grow 4 letters incur 5 letters evolve 6 letters obtain 6 letters develop 7 letters produce 7 letters

Opposite

abandon 7 letters lose 4 letters discard 7 letters dispose 7 letters

Rhymes

ire 3 letters dire 4 letters fire 4 letters hire 4 letters lire 4 letters mire 4 letters sire 4 letters tire 4 letters

Longer words

acquired 8 letters acquirer 8 letters acquires 8 letters acquirers 9 letters reacquire 9 letters reacquired 10 letters reacquires 10 letters acquirement 11 letters