acquisition
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
the acquisition of wealth
Types & categories
- acquiring hypernym
- incurring hyponym
- moneymaking hyponym
- annexation hyponym
- pork-barreling hyponym
- purchase hyponym
- acceptance hyponym
- taking over hyponym
- laying claim hyponym
- inheritance hyponym
- procurement hyponym
- regaining hyponym
- buyout hyponym
Related & opposite
- get derivation
Sense 2 noun
something acquired
a recent acquisition by the museum
Types & categories
- transferred property hypernym
- accession hyponym
- purchase hyponym
- gift hyponym
Sense 3 noun
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
the child's acquisition of language
Types & categories
- basic cognitive process hypernym
- conditioning hyponym
- developmental learning hyponym
- digestion hyponym
- education hyponym
- internalization hyponym
- imprinting hyponym
- language learning hyponym
- memorization hyponym
- study hyponym
- transfer of training hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
an ability that has been acquired by training
Types & categories
- ability hypernym
- craftsmanship hyponym
- horsemanship hyponym
- literacy hyponym
- marksmanship hyponym
- mastership hyponym
- mixology hyponym
- numeracy hyponym
- oarsmanship hyponym
- salesmanship hyponym
- seamanship hyponym
- showmanship hyponym
- soldiering hyponym
- swordsmanship hyponym
Related & opposite
- learn derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | get |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | acquiring |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | incurring |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | moneymaking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | annexation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pork-barreling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | purchase |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | acceptance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | taking over |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | laying claim |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inheritance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | procurement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | regaining |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | buyout |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | transferred property |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | accession |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | purchase |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gift |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | learn |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | get |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | basic cognitive process |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | conditioning |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | developmental learning |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | digestion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | education |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | internalization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | imprinting |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | language learning |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | memorization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | study |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | transfer of training |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | learn |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ability |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | craftsmanship |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | horsemanship |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | literacy |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | marksmanship |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | mastership |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | mixology |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | numeracy |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | oarsmanship |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | salesmanship |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | seamanship |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | showmanship |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | soldiering |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | swordsmanship |