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Ac*quire" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquired (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Acquiring (?).] [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren,
by prometheus76 3y ago
Ac*quire" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquired (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Acquiring (?).] [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through OF. aquerre. See Quest..] To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.
"usually by one's own exertions" does not fit contracting a disease or being infected.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> "usually by one's own exertions" does not fit contracting a disease or being infected. In professional settings, terms get chosen for ability to reliably convey specific scenarios. I suspect that ability better determines their adoption, rather than how they might align with language norms of a particular decade.
- ljf 3y agoPeople acquire disabilities: https://employersforchange.ie/Acquired-Disabilities#:~:text=An%20'acquired'%20disability%20is%20a,can%20be%20visible%20and%20invisible https://employersforchange.ie/Acquired-Disabilities#:~:text=.... The important bit in your wording above isn't the 'by ones own exertions' but: "to get as one's own" Since these are people who caught malaria in the USA, rather than elsewhere and simply travelled here, the wording makes good sense.