acquiring

ac·quire

A0062300 (ə-kwīr′)tr.v. ac·quired, ac·quir·ing, ac·quires 1. To gain possession of: acquire 100 shares of stock.2. To get by one's own efforts: acquire proficiency in math.3. To gain through experience; come by: acquired a growing dislike of television sitcoms.4. To locate (a target) with an aiming device or a tracking system, such as radar.

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[Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquīrere, to add to : ad-, ad- + quaerere, to seek, get.]

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ac·quir′a·ble adj.ac·quir′er n.

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acquiring - the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"gettinghuman action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happenacquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"obtainment, obtention - the act of obtainingcontracting, catching - becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"appropriation - a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"moving in, occupancy, occupation - the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of propertyreceipt, reception - the act of receivingpickup - the act of taking aboard passengers or freight