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    [Verb]  | "ac*quire" | \ ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r \


    1: to get as one's own:

    2: to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means

    3: to come to have as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort or natural selection)


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Borrowed from Latin acquīrere, from ad- {see: |ad-|ad-} + quaerere "to see:k, gain, obtain, enquire"; replacing earlier aquere, going back to Middle English aqweren, borrowed from Anglo-French acquerre, going back to Vulgar Latin *acquaerere, restructuring (by restoring the vocalism of quaerere) of acquīrere{mat|quest:1|};

    [Idiom]  | "acquire a reputation" 


    1: to be regarded by people generally (in some particular light)

    [Verb]  | "acquire" 


    1: to come to have gradually;


      * e.g., " ... from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  lose





    2: to receive as return for effort;


      * e.g., " ... acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner "





     [ "acquire" ]

    1: v. Highly technical military term, meaning "to steal." Generally used in an operational setting. Stolen resources are typically the spoils of pilfering another unit's equipment.

      * e.g.,  ... Platoon Sergeant to Private: where the fuck is your Kevlar (helmet)? You better find it before Close of Business!! 

     [ "acquire" ]

    1: steal

      * e.g.,  ... police: so, where exactly did you get (piece of expensive software / movie / album / any and every type of modern media / gold bullion / etc.) from? you: why, i 'acquired' it from a 'reputable' 'vendor', sir! police: okay, move along you: trollface.png 

     [ "acquired" ]

    1: When you give your self or someone else a gift that was not paid for.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey i got you something" 

     [ "acquiring" ]

    1: The correct spelling of a word that your 'dictionary' spells as 'aquiring'.

      * e.g.,  ... Acquiring credibility as a dictionary is difficult if words within the dictionary are misspelt. 

     [ "tactically acquire" ]

    1: A term used to describe the act of stealthily obtaining items or gear you need. Only true ninjas are capable of tactically acquiring shit.

      * e.g.,  ... *Knifehand* Go tactically acquire some toilet paper, I don't have time to walk all the way over to the px and I don't want to bathe after I take a shit, you understand me? 

     [ "acquired taste" ]

    1: Another way of saying "this stuff is shit but you'll get used to it".

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: This moonshine tastes like shit 

     [ "Acquired Toxicity" ]

    1: It is a behavior that is learned over a period of time, which cannot be unlearnt because it is imbibed in one's personality.

      * e.g.,  ... My friend couldn't date Samuel because he apparent acquired toxicity from his previous relationship. 

     [ "I acquired it" ]

    1: A phrase used when a person without the necessary means comes into possession of an expensive or rare item. The "acquired" is usually drawn out to denote the metaphorical use of the word.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude where'd you get that cell phone? 

     [ "legally acquire" ]

    1: To torrent something or download it using another unauthorized peer-to-peer service.

      * e.g.,  ... When you ask where you can get Eden of the East, do you mean where to legally acquire it, or where to, uh, "legally acquire" it? 

     [ "acquired scrotum?" ]

    1: the long, technical way to ask someone if they've:

      * e.g.,  ... "Acquired Scrotum?" 


     [ "acquired scrotum?" ]

    2: "Got scrote?

      * e.g.,  ... "Damn straight I got scrote!" 

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