acquist

English

Noun

acquist (plural acquists)

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

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To acquire.

References
  • acquist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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