Both Uses of
acquire
in
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
- Eddie and Morton ... fired the nozzles of their newly acquired flamethrowers and watched the huts ignite.
Chpt 15 *acquired = obtained (came into the possession of)
- Risk taker that he was, Emile had acquired only minimal insurance on the pier.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(acquire) obtain (come into the possession of something)