acquire

One entry found for acquire.

Main Entry: ac·quire
Pronunciation: -kw()r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): ac·quired; ac·quir·ing
: to come to have as a new or additional characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort, by mutation, or through environmental forces) <a cognitive system...that is acquired in early childhood -- Noam Chomsky> <bacteria that acquire tolerance to antibiotics> <insects that acquire resistance to insecticides>