acquire
verbUS /əˈkwaɪɚ/ · UK /əˈkwaɪə/
Etymology From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.
1
To get.
2
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- to acquire a skill
- to acquire decent habits and manners
4 more examples
- He acquired a title.
- All the riches he acquired were from hard work.
- One should acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading.
- No virtue is acquired in an instant, but by degrees, step by step.a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
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Medicine, Sciences To become affected by an illness.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- Synonyms
- attain, come by, earn, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win, achieve, acquire, collect, find, gather, get, score
- Derived terms
- acquihire, acquirability, acquirable, acquired taste, acquiree, acquirer, acquiry, after-acquired title, preacquire, pre-acquired, reacquire, unacquire
- Related terms
- acquisition, acquirement, acquisitive, acquisitory, obtain, reach
- Hypernyms
- have