— acquirable , adj. — acquirability , n. — acquirer , n.
/euh kwuyeur"/ , v.t., acquired, acquiring .
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. Ling. to achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element).
4. Mil. to locate and track (a moving target) with a detector, as radar.
[ 1400-50; acquirere to add to one's possessions, acquire ( ac- AC- + -quirere, comb. form of quaerere to search for, obtain); r. late ME aquere aquerre ]
Syn. 1. See get. 2. win, earn, attain; appropriate.