 2 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
acquiring
noun: the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for
acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting
than in the giving" [syn: {getting}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acquire \Ac*quire"\, verb (used with an object) [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}.
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