acquire

verb

Etymology: From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.

1. To get.
2. To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

   “to acquire a skill”

   “to acquire decent habits and manners”

3. To become affected by an illness.
4. To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
5. To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.