Difference between revisions of "Acquire"
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] aqueren, from Anglo-French acquerre, from [[Latin]] acquirere, from ad- + quaerere to seek, obtain |
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 12 December 2020
Origin
Middle English aqueren, from Anglo-French acquerre, from Latin acquirere, from ad- + quaerere to seek, obtain
Definitions
- 1: to get as one's own:
- a : to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means
- b : to come to have as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort or natural selection) <acquire fluency in French> <bacteria that acquire tolerance to antibiotics>
