acquiro
ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ac-quīro: (adqu.), sīvi, sītum, 3, v. a. quaero,
I to add to, to get or acquire (in addition), with ad or dat. (freq. in Cic.).
I Lit.: mihi quidem ipsi, quid est quod ad vitae fructum possit acquiri? Cic. Cat. 3, 12; 2, 8: vides quam omnis gratias non modo retinendas, sed etiam acquirendas putemus, but even new favor is to be acquired, id. Att. 1, 1; Sall. J. 13, 6; and poet.: viresque adquirit eundo, and gains (ever new and greater) strength in her course, Verg. A. 4, 175.—
II In gen.
A To get, obtain, procure, secure: quod ad usum vitae pertineat, Cic. Off. 3, 5, 22; id. Fam. 10, 3: famam, Phaedr. 1, 14: moram, Cic. Caecin. 2: vires, Ov. M. 7, 459: adquirere pauca (sc. nova verba), Hor. A. P. 55.—
B In later Lat., absol., to acquire or amass riches or money (cf.: quaero, quaestus; abundo, abundantia) [mox adquirendi docet insatiabile votum, Juv. 14, 125]: acquirendi ratio, Quint. 12, 7, 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
acquīrō¹⁰ (adq-), quīsīvī, quīsītum, ĕre (ad, quæro), tr., ajouter à ce qu’on a, à ce qui est :
1 ajouter à, acquérir en plus : a) aliquid ad vitæ fructum Cic. Cat. 3, 28, ajouter qqch. aux avantages qu’on a déjà dans la vie, cf. Fam. 3, 7, 5 ; abst] ad fidem Cic. Cat. 2, 18, ajouter à (augmenter) son crédit ; b) aliquid adq. Cæs. G. 7, 59, 4, acquérir qqch. en plus, obtenir qq. avantage ; dignitatem Cic. Fam. 6, 11, 2, augmenter la considération dont on jouit ; vires adquirit eundo Virg. En. 4, 175, [la renommée] acquiert une plus grande force (augmente sa force) en cheminant ; nihil sibi acquirens Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, sans chercher à augmenter en rien son avoir
