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preacquire

preacquire verb: to acquire in advance.

Verb

preacquire (third-person singular simple present preacquires, present participle preacquiring, simple past and past participle preacquired)

  1. (transitive) To acquire in advance.
    • Franklin also lacked the financial resources to preacquire the Webster easement, so the state turned to AFT.1993, Eve Endicott, Land Conservation Through Public/Private Partnerships, page 47

Forms of preacquire

third-person singular presentpreacquires
present participlepreacquiring
past participlepreacquired
pastpreacquired

Origin of preacquire

From pre- + acquire.

Questions about preacquire

What does preacquire mean?
Preacquire means to acquire in advance.
What part of speech is preacquire?
Preacquire is a verb.
What is the past tense of preacquire?
The past tense of preacquire is preacquired.

Words near preacquire in the dictionary

  1. preacquaint
  2. preacquaintance
  3. preacquainted
  4. preacquainting
  5. preacquaints
  6. preacquire
  7. preacquired
  8. preacquires
  9. preacquiring
  10. preacquisition
  11. preacquisitions

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