acquire

[uh-kwahyuhr] / əˈkwaɪər /

VERB

obtain or receive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve amass bring in buy collect earn gain get have pick up promote take win

STRONG

access annex attain catch cop corral gather grab land procure secure snag wangle

WEAK

get hands on get hold of latch onto lock up rack up scare up take possession of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disperse divide fail forfeit give lose miss misunderstand pass scatter spend throw away

STRONG

give up let go release

WEAK

forgo relinquish surrender yield

Example Sentences

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Wall Street analysts immediately began speculating that Netflix, which showed a desire to get bigger with its failed effort to acquire much of Warner Bros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX spent $17 billion last year to acquire spectrum from EchoStar and then followed it up with a $2.6-billion purchase.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Zymeworks will acquire Theravance Biopharma for approximately $929 million, paying $17 a share in cash.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Some capacity has also been reserved for Cursor, the AI coding startup that SpaceX plans to acquire for $60 billion by the end of the third quarter.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

“That’s good. I like the way you lie. You’ll go far in this world if you ever acquire some decent ambition.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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