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unacquire en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + acquire.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To lose or get rid of; reverse the possession or acquisition of; unget
    • 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. 2011, Allen Sherrod, Wendy Jones, Beginning DirectX 11 Game Programming - Page 197:

Forms

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unacquired Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unacquired Tense=Past lexicographic
unacquiring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unacquires Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic