acquire

1. (transitive) To get.Synonyms: attain, come by, earn, gain, obtain, procure, secure, wintransitive

2. (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.Examples: "to acquire a skill"; "to acquire decent habits and manners"; "He acquired a title."transitive

3. (medicine) To become affected by an illness.Synonyms: contract, catch, get

4. (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.

5. (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.CanadaUS