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ac⋅quire [uh-kwahyuhr] Show IPA Pronunciation
–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.
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