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acquiro

acquiro, to get in addition, obtain besides, accumulate

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adquirendam Verb: present passive gerundive singular of acquiro

See adquirendam in Morpho

ac-quīro (adqu.), sīvi, sītum, 3, v. a. [quaero],
  • to add to, to get or acquire (in addition), with ad or dat. (freq. in Cic.).
  • I Lit.: mihi quidem ipsi, quid est quod ad vitae fructum possit acquiri? Cic. Cat. 3, 12; 2, 8: vides quam omnis gratias non modo retinendas, sed etiam acquirendas putemus, but even new favor is to be acquired, id. Att. 1, 1; Sall. J. 13, 6; and poet.: viresque adquirit eundo, and gains (ever new and greater) strength in her course, Verg. A. 4, 175.—
  • II In gen.
    • A To get, obtain, procure, secure: quod ad usum vitae pertineat, Cic. Off. 3, 5, 22; id. Fam. 10, 3: famam, Phaedr. 1, 14: moram, Cic. Caecin. 2: vires, Ov. M. 7, 459: adquirere pauca (sc. nova verba), Hor. A. P. 55.—
    • B In later Lat., absol., to acquire or amass riches or money (cf.: quaero, quaestus; abundo, abundantia) [mox adquirendi docet insatiabile votum, Juv. 14, 125]: acquirendi ratio, Quint. 12, 7, 10.

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