acquisition
English Thesaurus
1. the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | acquiring, getting, |
| definition | : | the act of acquiring something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | incurring, |
| definition | : | acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | moneymaking, |
| definition | : | the act of making money (and accumulating wealth) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | annexation, |
| definition | : | the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | pork-barreling, |
| definition | : | acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | the acquisition of something for payment (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | acceptance, |
| definition | : | the act of taking something that is offered (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | assumption, laying claim, |
| definition | : | the act of taking possession of or power over something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | heritage, inheritance, |
| definition | : | hereditary succession to a title or an office or property (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | buyout, |
| definition | : | acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock (noun.act) |
2. an ability that has been acquired by training (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | ability, power, |
| definition | : | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | horsemanship, |
| definition | : | skill in handling and riding horses (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | literacy, |
| definition | : | the ability to read and write (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | marksmanship, |
| definition | : | skill in shooting (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | mastership, |
| definition | : | the skill of a master (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | mixology, |
| definition | : | skill in preparing mixed drinks (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | numeracy, |
| definition | : | skill with numbers and mathematics (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | oarsmanship, |
| definition | : | skill as an oarsman (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | salesmanship, |
| definition | : | skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | seamanship, |
| definition | : | skill in sailing (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | showmanship, |
| definition | : | the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | soldiering, soldiership, |
| definition | : | skills that are required for the life of soldier (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | swordsmanship, |
| definition | : | skill in fencing (noun.cognition) |
3. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | basic cognitive process, |
| definition | : | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | conditioning, |
| definition | : | a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | developmental learning, |
| definition | : | learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | digestion, |
| definition | : | learning and coming to understand ideas and information (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | education, |
| definition | : | the gradual process of acquiring knowledge (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | imprinting, |
| definition | : | a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | study, work, |
| definition | : | applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) (noun.cognition) |
4. something acquired (noun.possession)
| hyponym | : | accession, addition, |
| definition | : | something added to what you already have (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | something acquired by purchase (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | gift, |
| definition | : | something acquired without compensation (noun.possession) |
5. the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
6. an ability that has been acquired by training (noun.cognition)
7. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
8. the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
9. an ability that has been acquired by training (noun.cognition)
10. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
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