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acquire
verb
-
acquire
,
acquiring
,
acquires
,
acquired
to
get
or
gain
something
,
especially
by
buying
it
or
working
for
it
•
After
years
of
saving
,
she
finally
acquired
her
own
apartment
.
After
years
of
saving
,
she
finally
acquired
her
own
apartment
.
•
The
museum
acquired
a
rare
painting
dating
back
to
the
18th
century
.
The
museum
acquired
a
rare
painting
dating
back
to
the
18th
century
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
'acquirere'
meaning
‘
to
get
in
addition
’.
verb
-
acquire
,
acquiring
,
acquires
,
acquired
to
gradually
develop
or
learn
a
skill
,
habit
,
or
quality
•
Children
acquire
language
quickly
during
their
early
years
.
Children
acquire
language
quickly
during
their
early
years
.
•
He
acquired
a
taste
for
spicy
food
while
living
abroad
.
He
acquired
a
taste
for
spicy
food
while
living
abroad
.
Extension
of
the
basic
sense
‘
get
,
obtain
’
to
mean
‘
come
to
possess
mentally
’.
verb
-
acquire
,
acquiring
,
acquires
,
acquired
for
a
company
or
organization
to
buy
another
company
or
asset
•
The
tech
giant
acquired
a
startup
to
expand
its
AI
division
.
The
tech
giant
acquired
a
startup
to
expand
its
AI
division
.
•
Our
firm
plans
to
acquire
smaller
competitors
next
year
.
Our
firm
plans
to
acquire
smaller
competitors
next
year
.
Applied
in
business
jargon
from
the
general
meaning
of
‘
obtain
by
effort
or
purchase
’.
