## Meanings
1. to get or come to own something
2. to gain a skill or knowledge through effort or experience
3. to gradually develop a habit, quality, or feeling

## Examples
- The museum acquired several rare paintings last year.
- She acquired a good knowledge of French while living in Paris.
- Over the years he acquired a taste for strong coffee.

## Synonyms
- achieve
- collect
- find
- gather
- get
- score

## Antonyms
- abandon
- discard
- dispose
- lose

## Derived Forms
- acquihire
- acquirability
- acquirable
- acquiree
- acquirer
- acquiry
- pre-acquired
- preacquire
- reacquire
- unacquire

## Related Forms
- acquirement
- acquisition
- acquisitive
- acquisitory
- obtain
- reach

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: acqueren
- Root: aquerre
- Root: acquirō

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

## AI Etymology
Acquire is from Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- plus quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a verb, acquire denotes to get or come to own something, to gain a skill or knowledge through effort or experience, and to gradually develop a habit, quality, or feeling. The same word family continues in derived forms such as acquihire, acquirability, acquirable, and acquiree and related entries such as acquirement, acquisition, acquisitive, and acquisitory.

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