ACQUIRES

Verb

acquires

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire

Source: Wiktionary

ACQUIRE

Ac*quire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquired; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquiring.] Etym: [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through OF. aquerre. See Quest..]

Definition: To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits. No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step. Barrow. Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law. Blackstone.

Syn.

– To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See Obtain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition