Acquire and Surrender

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Acquire verb - To receive as return for effort.

Usage example: acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner

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Surrender is an antonym for acquire in topics: get, obtain or receive.

Surrender verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.

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Acquire is an antonym for surrender.

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

heart	acquire heart	surrender heart
soul	acquire soul	surrender soul
power	acquire power	surrender power
body	acquire body	surrender body
Other words: land, clothes, cards, ring, weapon, sword, gun, powers, weapons, guns, ships, MacGuffin.

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