Both Uses of
acquire
in
Babbitt
- He acquired a fame enduring for weeks.†
Chpt 14 *
- Next day he hired in Graff's place Fritz Weilinger, the salesman of his most injurious rival, the East Side Homes and Development Company, and thus at once annoyed his competitor and acquired an excellent man.†
Chpt 19
Definition:
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(acquire) obtain (come into the possession of something)