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ac·quire (ə-kwīŕ)

[Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquīrere, to add to, ad-, ad-, + quaerere, to seek, get.]

transitive verb: -quired, -quir·ing, -quires. 

  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.

derivatives

ac·quiŕa·ble
adjective
ac·quiŕer
noun