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ac⋅quire
[uh-kwahyuh
r]
–verb (used with object), -quired, -quir⋅ing.
| 1. | to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property. |
| 2. | to gain for oneself through one's actions or efforts: to acquire learning. |
| 3. | Linguistics. to achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element). |
| 4. | Military. to locate and track (a moving target) with a detector, as radar. |
Origin:
1400–50; < L acquīrere to add to one's possessions, acquire (ac- ac- + -quīrere, comb. form of quaerere to search for, obtain); r. late ME aquere < MF aquerre < L
1400–50; < L acquīrere to add to one's possessions, acquire (ac- ac- + -quīrere, comb. form of quaerere to search for, obtain); r. late ME aquere < MF aquerre < L

Related forms:
ac⋅quir⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ac⋅quir⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
ac⋅quir⋅er, noun
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Main Entry: ac·quired
Function: adjective
1 : arising in response to the action of the environment on the organism (as in the use or disuse of an organ)<acquired characteristics> —compare GENETIC 2,
2 : developed after birth <acquired heart murmurs> —compare
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acquired ac·quired (ə-kwīrd')
adj.
- Of or relating to a disease, condition, or characteristic that is not congenital but develops after birth.
- Developed in response to an antigen, as resistance to a disease by vaccination or previous infection.
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