Acquire and Find

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Acquire

Acquire verb - Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.

Usage example: They acquired a new pet

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Find is a synonym for acquire in get topic. In some cases you can use "Find" instead a verb "Acquire", when it comes to topics like find out.

Nearby Words: acquisition, acquirement, acquiring, acquirer

Find

Find verb - Come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost.

Usage example: Did you find your glasses?

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Acquire is a synonym for find in obtain topic. Sometimes you can use "Acquire" instead a verb "Find", if it concerns topics such as get, achieve, find out.

Nearby Words: finding, finder

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job	acquire job	find job
body	acquire body	find body
treasure	acquire treasure	find treasure
name	acquire name	find name
Other words: piece, item, information, book, key, evidence, weapon, items, sword, pieces, weapons, keys.

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These coins can be very hard to find or acquire without help.

Source: Video Game / New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Later on, the Scouts find out it's a Mighty Glacier that has to shed its joints' armor to acquire speed, exposing his Achilles' Heel in a way that soldiers are trained to exploit.

Source: The Juggernaut
As for mods, Mass Effect 3 returns to a gun accessories setup, instead of the second game's universal upgrade system; mods you buy or find need to be added at "weapon benches" after you acquire them.

Source: Video Game / Mass Effect 3

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