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acquist

acquist noun: acquisition; gain.

Noun

acquist (plural acquists)

  1. (obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
    • His servants he with new acquist
      Of true experience from this great event
      With peace and consolation hath dismist.1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes

Verb

acquist (third-person singular simple present acquists, present participle acquisting, simple past and past participle acquisted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To acquire.

Forms of acquist

Noun
pluralacquists
Verb
third-person singular presentacquists
present participleacquisting
past participleacquisted
pastacquisted

Questions about acquist

What does acquist mean?
Acquist means acquisition; gain.
What part of speech is acquist?
Acquist can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of acquist?
The plural of acquist is acquists.

Words near acquist in the dictionary

  1. acquisitivenesses
  2. acquisitivism
  3. acquisitor
  4. acquisitors
  5. acquisitory
  6. acquist
  7. acquisted
  8. acquisting
  9. acquists
  10. acquit
  11. acquital

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