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acquire [uh-kwahyuh r] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for acquire on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), ac·quired, ac·quir·ing.
- to come into possession or ownership of; get as one’s own: to acquire property.
- to gain for oneself through one’s actions or efforts: to acquire learning.
- Linguistics. to achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element).
- Military. to locate and track (a moving target) with a detector, as radar.
Origin of acquire 1400–50; Latin acquīrere to add to one’s possessions, acquire (ac- ac- + -quīrere, combining form of quaerere to search for, obtain); replacing late Middle English aquere Middle French aquerre LatinRelated formsac·quir·a·ble, adjectiveac·quir·a·bil·i·ty, nounac·quir·er, nounpre·ac·quire, verb, pre·ac·quired, pre·ac·quir·ing.re·ac·quire, verb (used with object), re·ac·quired, re·ac·quir·ing.self-ac·quired, adjectiveun·ac·quir·a·ble, adjectiveun·ac·quired, adjectivewell-ac·quired, adjectiveSynonyms for acquire See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1. See get. 2. win, earn, attain; appropriate. Related Words for unacquired primitive, homegrown, domestic, endemic, ingrained, intuitive, inborn, elemental, deep-seated, inherent, instinctive, intrinsic, natural, indigenous, innate, logical, legitimate, reasonable, ordinary, usual Examples from the Web for unacquired Historical Examples of unacquired
So that this unacquired fluency is so far from essential, that it is not even a benefit, and it may be an injury.
Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching
Henry Ware
British Dictionary definitions for unacquired acquire verb
- (tr) to get or gain (something, such as an object, trait, or ability), esp more or less permanently
Derived Formsacquirable, adjectiveacquirement, nounacquirer, nounWord Origin for acquire C15: via Old French from Latin acquīrere, from ad- in addition + quaerere to get, seek Word Origin and History for unacquired acquire v.
mid-15c., acqueren, from Old French aquerre “acquire, gain, earn, procure,” from Vulgar Latin *acquaerere, from Latin acquirere “to seek in addition to” (see acquisition). Reborrowed in current form from Latin c.1600. Related: Acquired; acquiring.