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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acquire \Ac*quire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquired}; p. pr &
vb n. {Acquiring}.] [L. acquirere acquisitum ad + quarere
to seek for In OE was a verb aqueren fr the same through
OF aquerre See {Quest}..]
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. --Blackstone.
Syn: To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See
{Obtain}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
acquire
v 1: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract;
"She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They
acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day";
"Get permission to take a few days off from work" [syn:
{get}]
2: take on a certain form attribute, or aspect; "His voice
took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he
adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange
manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these
fables" [syn: {assume}, {adopt}, {take on}, {take}]
3: come to have of physical features and attributes; "He grew
a beard"; The patient developed abdominal pains"; I got
funny spots all over my body" [syn: {grow}, {develop}, {produce},
{get}]
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