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Acquire

/əˈkwaɪə/
To gain something, such as a skill, quality, or possession, through effort or as a result of learning.

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Examples:

They acquired the necessary equipment and worked through the winter.

Acquiring a suitable moderator looked more difficult.

He had acquired mechanically a great store of teacher's knowledge.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from the Latin acquirere, which combines ad- meaning to and quaerere meaning seek or get.

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