Acquire and Foster

Acquire

Acquire verb - To come to have gradually.
Usage example: from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day

Foster and acquire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foster" instead a verb "Acquire".

Foster

Foster verb - To help the growth or development of.

Acquire and foster are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acquire" instead a verb "Foster".

Common collocations

ability acquire ability foster ability
number acquire number foster number
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