acquire
- (transitive) To get.
- (transitive) 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.
- (Canada, US) 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.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈkwaɪɚ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.
Related words
acquérir
adquirir
acquisire
adquirir
erwerben
verwerven
adquirir
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