Acquire and Yield

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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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Yield is an antonym for acquire in obtain or receive topic.

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

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Acquire is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

experience	acquire experience	yield experience
energy	acquire energy	yield energy
power	acquire power	yield power
treasure	acquire treasure	yield treasure
Other words: amount, number, piece, equipment, effect, resources, item, money, information, evidence, weapon, items, sword, points, materials, powers.

Attempting to use an inventory editor to acquire Dummied Out items will yield either an Angel Statue or a Red Potion.

Source: Video Game / Terraria

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