unacquire

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ acquire.

Verb

unacquire (third-person singular simple present unacquir, present participle ing, simple past and past participle unacquired)

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

     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.