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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MSA Safety will acquire Autronica Fire & Security from private-equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners for about $555 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Many mining companies also find it easier and cheaper to acquire operations rather than develop new mines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

EBay stock surged in Monday’s premarket after GameStop said it has submitted a proposal to acquire the company for $125 per share or $56 billion.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

"We do this in a sequential way, and at each position, we acquire a diffraction pattern," Zhu explains.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

During his own medical education Holmes had seen firsthand how desperate schools were to acquire corpses, whether freshly dead or skeletonized.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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