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acquire

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gain knowledge, skills, or competencies through study or experience

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Classifications

Cognitive

Understand72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
developgaingettake
pasttense
acquired
presentparticiple
acquiring
thirdpersonsingular
acquires
pastparticiple
acquired

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
to come to have or undergo a change of physical features and attributes
§2
to take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
§3
to gain through experience
§4
to come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
§5
to win something through one's efforts
§6
to locate a moving entity by means of a tracking system such as radar
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
gain knowledge, skills, or competencies through study or experience
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

Outgoing relationships

verbLevel
  • applylexicon:CognitiveLevel

Incoming relationships

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