Definition of Acquire

Ac`quire´
v. t.1.To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.
[imp. & p. p. Acquired ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Acquiring ( ).]


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