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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in possession |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquire, admit, annex, bear, carry, chalk up, compass, corner, enjoy, gain, get, get hands on, get hold of, have in hand, hog, hold, include, keep, land, latch on to, lock up, obtain, occupy, own, pick up, possess, procure, receive, retain, secure, sit on, take, take in, teem with |
| Antonyms: | lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contain |
| Synonyms: | comprehend, comprise, embody, embrace, encompass, include, involve, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat, trick |
| Synonyms: | buy off, deceive, dupe*, fix*, fool, outfox, outmaneuver, outsmart, outwit, overreach, swindle, take in*, tamper with, undo* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into the world |
| Synonyms: | bear, beget, bring forth, deliver, give birth |
| Antonyms: | kill |
| Main Entry: | deceived |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | led astray |
| Synonyms: | baited, bamboozled, betrayed, conned, culled, duped, fooled, gulled, had, hoaxed, hoodwinked, lured, played, snared, taken, trapped, victimized |
| Antonyms: | informed, trusted |
| Main Entry: | owned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | possessed |
| Synonyms: | bought, enjoyed, had, held, in hand, inherited, kept, purchased, retained |
| Main Entry: | retained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kept |
| Synonyms: | confined, contained, detained, had, held, held back, included, maintained, owned, possessed, received, remembered, reserved, restrained, saved, secured, sustained, treasured, withheld |
| Antonyms: | lost, refused, wasted |
| Main Entry: | acquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain or receive |
| Synonyms: | access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, get hands on, get hold of, grab, have, hustle, land, latch onto, lock up, pick up, procure, promote, rack up, scare up, secure, snag*, take, take possession of, wangle, win |
| Notes: | a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process |
| Antonyms: | fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | absorb, accept, appreciate, believe, catch, comprehend, conceive, digest, fathom, get, get the picture, grasp, have, imagine, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, sense, think |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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