English > acquisition: 4 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something. |
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| Examples | - "the acquisition of wealth"
- "the acquisition of one company by another"
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| Narrower | acceptance | The act of taking something that is offered |
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| annexation | The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation |
| assumption, laying claim | The act of taking possession of or power over something |
| buyout | acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock |
| incurring | acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable) |
| inheritance, heritage | hereditary succession to a title or an office or property |
| moneymaking | The act of making money (and accumulating wealth / wealth) |
| pork-barreling | acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale |
| procurement, procurance, procural | The act of getting possession of something |
| purchase | The acquisition of something for payment |
| restitution, return, restoration, regaining | getting something back again |
| succession, taking over | acquisition of property by descent or by will |
| Broader | acquiring, getting | The act of acquiring something |
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| Spanish | adquisición |
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| Catalan | adquisició |
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| Verbs | acquire | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
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English > acquisition: 4 senses > noun 3, cognition| Meaning | The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge. |
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| Example | "the child's acquisition of language" |
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| Synonym | learning |
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| Narrower | conditioning | A learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment |
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| developmental learning | Learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development |
| digestion | Learning and coming to understand ideas and information |
| education | The gradual process of acquiring knowledge |
| imprinting | A learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established |
| internalization, internalisation, incorporation | Learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself |
| language learning | Learning to use a language |
| memorization, memorisation, committal to memory | Learning so as to be able to remember verbatim |
| study, work | applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject / subject (especially by reading) |
| transfer, transfer of training, carry-over | application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |
| Broader | basic cognitive process | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge |
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| Spanish | adquisición, aprendizaje |
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| Catalan | adquisició, aprenentatge |
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| Verbs | acquire | gain knowledge or skills |
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| acquire | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
English > acquisition: 4 senses > noun 4, cognition| Meaning | An ability that has been acquired by training. |
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| Synonyms | skill, accomplishment, acquirement, attainment |
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| Narrower | craft, craftsmanship, workmanship | Skill in an occupation or trade / trade |
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| horsemanship | Skill in handling and riding horses |
| literacy | The ability to read and write |
| marksmanship | Skill in shooting |
| mastership | The skill of a master |
| mixology | Skill in preparing mixed drinks |
| numeracy | Skill with numbers and mathematics |
| oarsmanship | Skill as an oarsman |
| salesmanship | Skill in selling |
| seamanship | Skill in sailing |
| showmanship | The ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner |
| soldiering, soldiership | Skills that are required for the life of soldier |
| swordsmanship | Skill in fencing |
| Broader | ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done |
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| Spanish | aptitud, arte, destreza, habilidad, técnica |
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| Catalan | art, destresa, habilitat, tècnica |
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| Verbs | acquire | gain knowledge or skills |
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