🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Reaquisição

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Rea-kee-zi-sao

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reacquire/ˌriːəˈkwaɪər/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ela espera reaquisição de seu livro favorito na biblioteca."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To acquire something again that was previously obtained.

    "After losing her favorite book, she was determined to reacquire it from the library."
  2. 2

    To regain possession or control of something.

    "The company aims to reacquire its market share after the recent downturn."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'reacquire' is formed by the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the verb 'acquire', which comes from the Latin 'acquirere', meaning 'to get' or 'to obtain'. The combination reflects the action of obtaining something again, a concept that has evolved through usage in English since the late 19th century.

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