acquire
Pronunciation: /əˈkwaɪɚ/
The English word “acquire” has 5 meanings listed here.
verb
- To get.
- To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- To become affected by an illness.
- To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.
Etymology
From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.
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