acquire

The definition of acquire means to get or to come into control of something.

(verb)

An example of acquire is to receive a large sum of money.

See acquire in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb acquired, acquiring

Origin: L acquirere < ad-, to + quaerere, to seek

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See acquire in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ac·quired, ac·quir·ing, ac·quires

To gain possession of: acquire 100 shares of stock.
To get by one's own efforts: acquire proficiency in math.
To gain through experience; come by: acquired a growing dislike of television sitcoms.
To locate (a moving object) with a tracking system, such as radar.

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Origin: Middle English acquere

Origin: , from Old French aquerre

Origin: , from Latin acquīrere, to add to

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + quaerere, to seek, get

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