All 3 Uses of
acquire
in
The God of Small Things
- Over time he had acquired the ability to blend into the background of wherever he was—into bookshelves, gardens, curtains, doorways, streets—to appear inanimate, almost invisible to the untrained eye.†
Chpt 1 *acquired = obtained (came into possession of)
- By the time they finished discussing the label for the vinegar, Chacko and Comrade Pillai had each acquired personal mosquito funnels.†
Chpt 14
- Gradually Chappu Thamburan acquired a new ensemble.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
obtain (come into the possession of something)