reacquire

ac·quire

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-kwahyuh r]
- /əˈkwaɪər/
- /riə.ˈkwaɪr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-kwahyuh r]
- /əˈkwaɪər/

Definitions of reacquire word

verb with object reacquire to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property. 1
verb with object reacquire to gain for oneself through one's actions or efforts: to acquire learning. 1
verb with object reacquire Linguistics. to achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element). 1
verb with object reacquire Military. to locate and track (a moving target) with a detector, as radar. 1
verb reacquire to get or gain (something) again which one has owned 0

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Origin of reacquire

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; < Latin acquīrere to add to one's possessions, acquire (ac- ac- + -quīrere, combining form of quaerere to search for, obtain); replacing late Middle English aquere < Middle French aquerre < Latin

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Parts of speech for Reacquire

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Reacquire

reacquire popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for reacquire

verb reacquire

catch up — If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.
get well — conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness: a get-well card.
make good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.

All 4 Synonyms of reacquire