Acquire and Raise

Acquire

Acquire verb - To come to have gradually.

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

Nearby Words: acquisition, acquirement, acquiring, acquirer

Raise

Raise verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.

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Acquire and raise are semantically related in collect topic. Sometimes you can use "Acquire" instead a verb "Raise", if it concerns topics such as get.

Nearby Words: raised, raising

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Common collocations

skill	acquire skill	raise skill
power	acquire power	raise power
money	acquire money	raise money
weapon	acquire weapon	raise weapon
Other words: sword, gun, points, skills.

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In No One Lives Forever 2, one of the gadgets Cate can acquire is a body-dissolving spray, which is handy, since the guards raise an alarm whenever they spot a dead body.

Source: Disposing of a Body
After the censorship, Black Jack was brought back in a storyline about his efforts to raise the money to acquire a "miracle surgery" that would restore his eyesight and which saw him learning kung fu and becoming a rapper.

Source: Comicbook / Action
Later on in the game, you can acquire up to three sprites; these become very handy assets to help raise stats during combat, as well as having the ability to craft weapons, armor and other useful items which become increasingly strong as you progress.

Source: Video Game / Grand Fantasia

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