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acquire

verb

ac·​quire ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r How to pronounce acquire (audio)
acquired; acquiring

transitive verb

1
: to get as one's own:
a
: to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means
acquire property
The team acquired three new players this year.
b
: to come to have as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort or natural selection)
acquire fluency in French
bacteria that acquire tolerance to antibiotics
2
: to locate and hold (a desired object) in a detector
acquire a target by radar

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The two ships were acquired by the navy after the war. The team acquired three new players this year. The old word has acquired a new meaning. This apparently minor event has acquired increasing significance in recent weeks. He is studying the way that language is acquired by children.
Recent Examples on the Web The goal of the project is to acquire five CNC machines. Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 An alternative might be to acquire a competitor of the target company that runs natively on an AWS/Node tech stack, if one exists, even if its business position is not as strong. Bernard Fraenkel, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 One way private equity firms try to generate greater returns is to acquire similar assets and operate them under the same umbrella, allowing firms to take advantage of economies of scale by sharing costs. Chris Morran, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2022 Part of the purpose of the project is to acquire easements that will allow maintenance of those ditches. Riley Board, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2022 His goal was to acquire a dilapidated property, bring it up to code and hang on to it as an investment. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 The plan was to acquire avenues to make a deal that would land players that better fit alongside Lillard and Simons. oregonlive, 15 June 2022 The partnership’s focus is to acquire companies and assets as part of a strategy to build a leading marketing technology business. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2022 The idea is to acquire minority stakes across various sectors to improve customer retention and grow transaction revenue for the industry, and thereby the core business. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 24 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin acquīrere, from ad- ad- + quaerere "to seek, gain, obtain, enquire"; replacing earlier aquere, going back to Middle English aqweren, borrowed from Anglo-French acquerre, going back to Vulgar Latin *acquaerere, restructuring (by restoring the vocalism of quaerere) of acquīrere — more at quest entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of acquire was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing acquire

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