acquisire

Definitions of acquisire
  1. verb
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    synonyms: ottenere, prendere, ricevere, trarre
    attingere, ottenere, ricavare, ricevere, trovare
    receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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    recuperare, riacquistare, riavere, riconciliare, riconquistare, ricuperare
    recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
    accalappiare, catturare, irretire, pigliare, prendere
    capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
    acquistare, comprare, incassare
    obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
    affittare, incassare, noleggiare
    engage for service under a term of contract
    avere, incassare, prendere, ricevere
    get something; come into possession of
    accedere, intraprendere
    take possession of
    adeguarsi, allinearsi, equipararsi, reperire
    get something or somebody for a specific purpose
    accettare, accogliere, incassare
    receive willingly something given or offered
    accaparrare, fornirsi, premunirsi, procacciare, procacciarsi, procurare, procurarsi, provvedere, provvedersi
    come into possession of
    recuperare, riacquistare, riavere, ricuperare, risollevarsi
    get or find back; recover the use of
    risollevarsi
    regain or make up for
    riacquistare, rinvenire, trovare
    come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
    acquistare, guadagnare, vincere
    win something through one's efforts
    beccare, guadagnare, prendere, riscuotere, sbarazzare
    earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
    cattivare, guadagnare, meritare, procurare
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
    condividere
    have, give, or receive a share of
    raccattare, raccogliere, rilevare
    gather or collect
    ereditare
    obtain from someone after their death
    mutuare
    get temporarily
    braccare, cacciare, rintracciare
    pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    disseppellire, dissotterrare, esumare, rivangare, scavare, sterrare
    find by digging in the ground
    impaniare, imprigionare, intrappolare, irretire
    catch in or as if in a trap
    occupare
    accept
    battere
    encounter by chance
    accettare, accogliere, ammettere, introdurre, ricevere
    admit into a group or community
    favoreggiare, privilegiare
    accept as pay
    diplomarsi, graduare, laurearsi
    receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
    scroccare
    ask for and get free; be a parasite
    accaparrare
    take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
    lucrare
    make a profit; gain money or materially
    sfruttare, spennare
    take advantage of or capitalize on
    disseppellire, dissotterrare, esumare, localizzare
    discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
    ricadere
    find unexpectedly
    recuperare, ricuperare
    make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
  2. verb
    gain knowledge or skills
    synonyms: apprendere, imparare, studiare
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    accettare, assorbire, inglobare, recepire
    take up mentally
    apprendere, imparare, studiare
    learn by reading books
    imparare, memorizzare
    commit to memory; learn by heart
    disossare, sgobbare
    study intensively, as before an exam
  3. verb
    win something through one's efforts
    synonyms: acquistare, guadagnare, vincere
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    antonyms:
    perdere
    fail to get or obtain
    type of:
    ottenere, prendere, ricevere, trarre
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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