Definitions for acquire

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acquire ac·quire

Spelling: [uh-kwahyuh r]

IPA: /əˈkwaɪər/

Acquire is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 122 anagrams from letters in acquire (aceiqru).

Definitions for acquire

verb (used with object)

1. to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own:
2. to gain for oneself through one's actions or efforts:
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 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 aque

Examples for acquire

That at least is his, notwithstanding the millions he might have possessed if he had only known how to acquire them.

I have no idea that he will ever acquire the reputation of a great statesman.

“We have been and will continue to work to acquire the drugs in accordance with the law,” McNaughton said via email.

If a chap's not born with the gift he's an ass to think he can acquire it.

Dodge did acquire the collection, and now his own runs to 125 bicycles, dating from 1820 to 1920.

One cannot acquire it, except by surrendering everything that one has.

Every question—for services to buy or advice to acquire—comes with a number.

We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose.

But none of them managed to be able to acquire the weapons or the bomb materials to carry out either event.

According to media reports, Amazon, 21st Century Fox, Hearst, and Condé Nast are all vying to acquire StyleHaul.