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ac·quire ( -kw r )tr.v. ac·quired, ac·quir·ing, ac·quires 1. To gain possession of: acquire 100 shares of stock. 2. To get by one's own efforts: acquire proficiency in math. 3. To gain through experience; come by: acquired a growing dislike of television sitcoms. 4. To locate (a moving object) with a tracking system, such as radar.
[Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acqu rere, to add to : ad-, ad- + quaerere, to seek, get.]
ac·quir a·ble adj. ac·quir er n. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | acquiring - the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" contracting, catching - becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic" appropriation - a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest" moving in, occupancy, occupation - the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" pickup - the act of taking aboard passengers or freight |
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