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purchase
verb
-
purchase
,
purchasing
,
purchases
,
purchased
to
buy
something
by
paying
money
for
it
•
I
plan
to
purchase
a
new
laptop
during
the
holiday
discounts
.
I
plan
to
purchase
a
new
laptop
during
the
holiday
discounts
.
•
Visitors
must
purchase
tickets
online
before
they
arrive
at
the
museum
.
Visitors
must
purchase
tickets
online
before
they
arrive
at
the
museum
.
Same
origin
as
the
noun
:
from
Anglo-French
‘
purchase
’,
meaning
“
to
obtain
”
or
“
to
hunt
for
.”
chase
verb
-
chase
,
chasing
,
chases
,
chased
to
run
,
drive
,
or
move
quickly
after
someone
or
something
in
order
to
catch
them
•
The
playful
puppy
chased
its
tail
in
endless
circles
.
The
playful
puppy
chased
its
tail
in
endless
circles
.
•
A
police
car
chased
the
speeding
driver
through
busy
city
streets
with
sirens
blaring
.
A
police
car
chased
the
speeding
driver
through
busy
city
streets
with
sirens
blaring
.
From
Old
French
‘
chacier
’
meaning
‘
to
hunt
’,
from
Latin
‘
captiare
’ (
to
capture
).
verb
-
chase
,
chasing
,
chases
,
chased
to
decorate
metal
by
hammering
or
engraving
the
front
surface
so
that
a
design
stands
out
•
The
silversmith
chased
a
delicate
vine
pattern
into
the
bracelet
.
The
silversmith
chased
a
delicate
vine
pattern
into
the
bracelet
.
•
Students
practiced
as
they
chased
the
copper
plate
with
tiny
hammers
.
Students
practiced
as
they
chased
the
copper
plate
with
tiny
hammers
.
Specialized
sense
from
French
‘
chasser
’
meaning
‘
to
drive
’
metal
forward
.