All 6 Uses
acquire
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Resistance by Nielsen
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- Acquiring weapons and ammunition were the top priority, but medical supplies, money, and food would also be valuable.†
p. 39.9 *acquiring = obtaining (coming into possession of)
- The rest of the meal was simple and there wasn't nearly enough meat to go around, but it was delicious considering the trouble it must have taken to acquire everything, and I was more than grateful to be part of it.†
p. 57.2
- We're helping them acquire food and weapons as best we can, but fighting from within a ghetto is a position of weakness.†
p. 235.5
- We'd acquired pistols, rifles, and at least one machine gun, with ammunition for all calibers.†
p. 282.9acquired = obtained (came into possession of)
- We spent a great deal of money on the black market to acquire these items, thanks to the Judenrat treasuries, which the resistance was happy to take for itself.†
p. 283.2
- The bulk of the fighting moved north of us, where another ZOB cell was firing at the Germans with a machine gun they'd acquired.†
p. 305.1acquired = 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)