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preacquiring

preacquiring is the present participle and gerund of preacquire.

Meaning of preacquire

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

Questions about preacquiring

What is preacquiring the present participle and gerund of?
Preacquiring is the present participle and gerund of preacquire.

Words near preacquiring in the dictionary

  1. preacquainting
  2. preacquaints
  3. preacquire
  4. preacquired
  5. preacquires
  6. preacquiring
  7. preacquisition
  8. preacquisitions
  9. preacquittal
  10. preact
  11. preacted

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