Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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acquire | No | No | Yes | No |
absorb | No | No | Yes | No |
acquire (verb) | absorb (verb) |
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come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | cause to become one with |
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect | take up mentally |
gain through experience | consume all of one's attention or time |
gain knowledge or skills | devote (oneself) fully to |
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract | take in, also metaphorically |
win something through one's efforts | become imbued |
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar | assimilate or take in |
take up, as of debts or payments | |
suck or take up or in |