preacquire

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preacquire (third-person singular simple present preacquires, present participle preacquiring, simple past and past participle preacquired)

(transitive) To acquire in advance.
- 1993, Eve Endicott, Land Conservation Through Public/Private Partnerships, page 47:
  Franklin also lacked the financial resources to preacquire the Webster easement, so the state turned to AFT.