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▪ I. acquist (əˈkwɪst) [a variant of acquest, after L. acquīsīt-um, med.L. acquīst-um, It. acquisto. Commonly used for the action, while acquest is more common for the result.] 1. The action of acquiring, acquisition, gain.1613 Sir A. Sherley Trav. to Persia 7 The profite which must needs follow fro...
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acquister
† aˈcquister Obs. rare—1. [f. acquist v. + -er1.] = acquirer.1613 Sir A. Sherley Trav. to Persia 27 Learning of other, and exercitation..are the acquisters of all Sciences.
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acquest
acquest (əˈkwɛst) [a. 16th c. Fr. acquest, mod. acquêt, OFr. aquest:—late L. acquīst-um, acquīsit-um for acquīsīt-um, pa. pple. (used subst.) of acquīr-ĕre, see acquire. The parallel form acquist follows the med.L. acquīstum, It. acquisto, and has been more generally used for the action or process, ...
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By Love Possessed (novel)
New Acquist of True Experience edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli. Southern Illinois University Press 1973.
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reacquire
reaˈcquire, v. [re- 5 a. Cf. F. réacquérir (15th c. in Littré).] trans. To acquire anew.a 1691 Boyle Hist. Air (1692) 225, I perceived one of them..that had almost quite lost its colour, to have re⁓acquired a very fair blew. a 1711 Ken Hymnotheo Poet. Wks. 1721 III. 361 Their penitential Tears..Had ...
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royalize
royalize, v. (ˈrɔɪəlaɪz) Also 6–7 roialize, royallize, 7, 9 royalise (9 Sc. -eese). [f. royal a. + -ize.] 1. trans. To render royal; to invest with a royal character or standing.c 1590 Greene Fr. Bacon ix, Rich Alexandria drugges..Shall royallize the table of my king. 1629 N. Carpenter Achitophel ii...
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purchasable
purchasable, a. (n.) (ˈpɜːtʃɪsəb(ə)l) Also purchaseable. [f. purchase v. + -able.] That may be purchased. † a. That may be obtained in any way; acquirable; procurable (obs.). b. Capable of being or liable to be bought for money. Also as n.1611 Florio, Acquistéuole, acquirable, purchasable. 1691 Lock...
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conquest
▪ I. conquest, n. (ˈkɒŋkwɛst) Also 3–5 conqueste. [Represents two OF. words: (1) conquest (now conquêt) m.:—L. type *conquæstum (cf. Pr. conquist, It. conquisto), med.L. conquestum, -quistum, for L. conquīsītum, neuter of pa. pple. of conquīrĕre (see conquer); (2) OF. conqueste (now conquête) fem. =...
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KFC in Cina - KFC in China - abcdef.wiki
KFC (肯德基; pinyin: Kěndéjī) è una catena di ristoranti fast food fondata dal colonnello Harland Sanders a Salt Lake City, Utah, nel 1952.KFC è specializzato nella vendita di pollo fritto ed è noto per aver diversificato il mercato dei fast food sfidando il dominio della hamburger.Nel 1930, all'età di 40 anni, il colonnello Sanders acquistò un motel lungo la strada a Corbin, nel ...
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illuminative
illuminative, a. (n.) (ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪv, -ətɪv) [f. L. illūmināt-, ppl. stem of illūmināre to illuminate: see -ative. Cf. F. illuminatif (15th c., Gerson).] 1. Having the property of illuminating, lighting up, or affording light.1644 Digby Two Treat. i. iv. (1645) 38 The illuminative action of fire....
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spent
spent, pa. pple. and ppl. a. (spɛnt) [spend v.1] I. In predicative uses. 1. a. Of material things: Expended, consumed, used up completely.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 468/2 Spent, expensus, dispensatus. 1450 in Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. Var. Coll. IV. 85 The vitailes of oure seid Towne ben al moste spent & consu...
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by-
by- in composition. A. A ME. variant spelling of the prefix bi-, be-, under which see most of the words, as, under be-, bycause, bydene, bydryve, byfall, byfore, byget, bygynne, bygile, etc.; under bi-, byreusy, byweve, etc. Those words only are given under by- for which no forms with be- or bi- hav...
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