acquire
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acquire
- /əˈkwaɪɚ/ US
- /əˈkwaɪə/ UK
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.
verb acquires · acquiring · acquired · acquire
- To get.
- To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own. to acquire a skill
- To become affected by an illness.
- To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.
Similar: achieve, acquire, collect, find, gather, get, score
