Both Uses
acquire
in
Metamorphosis
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- ...his cautious habit, acquired from his travelling, of...
Part 1 *acquired = picked up
- It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, was of no use to him at all.†
Part 2acquired = obtained (came into possession of)
Definitions:
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(1)
(acquire) obtain (come into the possession of something)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)