acquire

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

win for oneself: P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, φέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρω, φέρειν (also Plato but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι; (also Plato but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι.

obtain: P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνω, λαμβάνειν, P. περιποιεῖσθαι.

acquire by labour: V. ἐκπονεῖν, ἐκμοχθεῖν.

acquire in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.

help to acquire: P. συγκτᾶσθαι (τί, τινι), συγκατακτᾶσθαι (τί, τινι).