acquire

verb

(transitive) To get.

(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

(medicine) To become affected by an illness.

(computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.

(Canada, US, military) 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.

Roots

quaeroquir- · Latin · seek, ask

Synonyms for acquire

gainn getv obtainv procurev purchasen winv takev possessv earnv assumev amassv seizev grabv achievev

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