Acquire vs Finish - What's the difference?
acquire | finish |
To get.
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own, as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.
* (Isaac Barrow) (1630-1677)
* (William Blackstone) (1723-1780)
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an end: the end of anything
a protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces
the result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth
(label) a shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal
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, date=September 2
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, title=Bulgaria 0-3 England
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(label) to complete (something)
(label) to apply a treatment to (a surface or similar)
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, passage=Mr. Cooke had had a sloop?yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.}}
(label) to change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal
(label) to come to an end
As verbs the difference between acquire and finish
is that acquire is to get while finish is (label) to complete (something).As a noun finish is
an end: the end of anything.acquire
English
Verb
(acquir)- No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step.
- Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.
“Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days
Synonyms
* attain, earn, gain, obtain, procure, secure, winDerived terms
* acquired tastefinish
English
Noun
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