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acquire

verb
/əˈkwaɪɚ/US/əˈkwaɪə/UK

Etymology

From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.

  1. derived from acquirō
  2. derived from aquerre
  3. inherited from acqueren

Definitions

  1. To get.

  2. To gain, usually by one's own exertions

    To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

    • to acquire a skill
    • to acquire decent habits and manners
    • He acquired a title.

  3. To become affected by an illness.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To sample signals and convert them into digital values.

    2. To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the…

      To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.

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Derived

acquihire, acquirability, acquirable, acquired taste, acquiree, acquirer, acquiry, after-acquired title, preacquire, pre-acquired, reacquire, unacquire

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at acquire. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01acquire02illness03poor04contemporaries05contemporary06age07birth08beginning09source10acquired

A definitional loop anchored at acquire. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at acquire

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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