definition of the word acquire

• From Latin adquaerere; ad + quaerere "to seek for". In Old English this verb was aqueren, which comes from the same Latin verb, through Old French aquerre. See quest.

• (WEAE) IPA: /ʌ.kwaɪ.ɚ/
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to acquire (third-person singular simple present acquires, present participle acquiring, simple past and past participle acquired)

1. to get.
2. to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.

   No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step. — Barrow?

   Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law. — William Blackstone

• attain
• earn
• gain
• obtain
• procure
• secure
• win

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