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1
to come to have gradually
- from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day
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2
to receive as return for effort
- acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner
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“Acquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquire. Accessed 18 May. 2022.
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The first known use of acquire was in the 15th century
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