Acquire

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

Gain through experience

Synonyms

Develop

Evolve

Type of

Change

Examples

I acquired a strong aversion to television

Gain knowledge or skills

Synonyms

Larn

Learn

Derivation

Acquisition

Examples

Children acquire language at an amazing rate

Win something through one's efforts

Synonyms

Gain

Win

Type of

Get

Has types

Cozen

Examples

I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

Type of

Change

Has types

Re-assume

Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar