Meanings
present singular third person reacquires · participle present reacquiring · participle past reacquired · past reacquired
- transitiveTo acquire again.
1 more example
This country, for example, has retained hold of the Pacific islands, established its dominance in Japan, occupied southern Korea, and maintained an important force of Marines in China. At the same time Russia has been incorporating the Kuriles and southern Sakhalin, re-acquiring rights it once possessed in Manchuria, and occupying north Korea.
[1946 March 1, Lawrence K[aelter] Rosinger, “Manchurian Settlement Essential for Chinese Unity”, in Foreign Policy Bulletin, volume XXV, number 20, Foreign Policy Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 2
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishacquire
- Englishreacquire
Translations
Spanish readquirir
- readquirirTranslations
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