acquire

(ə-kwīrˈ)

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.

Related Forms:

• ac·quirˈa·ble adjective

• ac·quirˈer noun