ACQUIRE

transitive verb (~d; acquiring) Etymology: Middle English aqueren, from Anglo-French acquerre, from Latin ~re, from ad- + quaerere to seek, obtain Date: 15th century to get as one's own:, to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means, to come to have as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort or natural selection) , to locate and hold (a desired object) in a detector