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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acquire \Ac*quire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquired}; p. pr & vb n. {Acquiring}.] [L. acquirere acquisitum ad + quarere to seek for In OE was a verb aqueren fr the same through OF aquerre See {Quest}..] 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. No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step. --Barrow. Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law. --Blackstone. Syn: To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See {Obtain}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acquired adj : gotten through environmental forces; "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on"
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