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Definitions for Acquire

[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.
[5] (tr) to get or gain (something, such as an object, trait, or ability), esp more or less permanently

Words related to Acquire

amass, earn, buy, get, win, gain, have, collect, promote, achieve, take, cop, land, secure, annex, gather, procure, wangle, snag, access

Words nearby Acquire

acquainted, acquest, acquiesce, acquiescence, acquiescent, acquire, acquired, acquired antibody, acquired behaviour, acquired character, acquired characteristic

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 < Latin

Other words from Acquire

ac·quir·a·ble , adjective
ac·quir·a·bil·i·ty , noun
ac·quir·er , noun
pre·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 , adjective
un·ac·quir·a·ble , adjective
un·ac·quired , adjective
well-ac·quired , adjective

Word origin for Acquire

C15: via Old French from Latin acquīrere, from ad- in addition + quaerere to get, seek

Synonyms for Acquire

achieve, amass, bring in, buy, collect, earn, gain, get, have, pick up, promote, take, win, access, annex, attain, catch, cop, corral, gather, grab, hustle, land, procure, secure, snag, wangle, get hands on, get hold of, latch onto, lock up, rack up, scare up, take possession of