unacquire

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ acquire.

Verb

unacquire (third-person singular simple present unacquires, present participle unacquiring, simple past and past participle unacquired)

  1. (computing, transitive) To lose or get rid of; reverse the possession or acquisition of; unget
    • 2011, Allen Sherrod, ‎Wendy Jones, Beginning DirectX 11 Game Programming - Page 197:
      If you forget to unacquire the input devices you've been using, when your game ends those devices may still be locked by the system and may be unable to be used.
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