acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

distrain - legally take something in place of a debt payment

foreclose - subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

reprocess, reuse, recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

see the light, straighten out, reform - change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"

moralise, moralize - improve the morals of

change over, convert - change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"

animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

break in, break - make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

domesticate, tame - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"