acquire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To get.
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
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.

/əˈkwaɪɚ/ /əˈkwaɪə/ en-us-acquire.ogg

acquire acquires acquiring acquired no-table-tags glossary acquirest acquiredst acquireth

From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.

achieve acquire collect find gather get score attain come by earn gain obtain procure secure win contract catch

abandon lose discard dispose

acquisition acquirement acquisitive acquisitory obtain reach

acquihire acquirability acquirable acquired taste acquiree acquirer acquiry after-acquired title preacquire pre-acquired reacquire unacquire

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