Synonym: earn, gain, obtain, secure. Antonym: lose, miss. Similar words: acquisition, acquiescence, require, required, inquire about, requirement, acquainted, inquiry. Meaning: [ə'kwaɪə] 
v. 1. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 2. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 3. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) 4. locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar 5. win something through one's efforts 6. gain knowledge or skills 7. gain through experience.
v. 1. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 2. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 3. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) 4. locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar 5. win something through one's efforts 6. gain knowledge or skills 7. gain through experience. 
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151. What concerns them is the risk that engineered plants might acquire weedy traits and escape from cultivation.
152. It may be used to acquire control of a target company as an alternative to a takeover offer.
153. Disney reportedly has been in talks to acquire a one-third stake in Starwave Corp. for as much as $ 100 million.
154. It seems that for every additional piece of knowledge we acquire about human physiology and disease, new questions are raised.
155. His next moves were to acquire a major London publishing house and the prestigious London Times newspaper.
156. He deserved a much higher reputation and Rain wished she could trust Joseph to help him acquire one.
157. Assuming that shares are purchased, whether to acquire full control, majority holding or a minority stake?
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158. Now that my parents had bought orie home, the decision to acquire a second home came easily.
159. It is misleading if it means simply that students learn how to acquire conventional encyclopaedia-like knowledge for themselves.
160. The urge to acquire interesting and possibly valuable things is widespread and can strike unexpectedly and sometimes with great force.
161. Those responsible for in-house training programmes should recognise that older workers can still acquire and retain new knowledge and skills.
162. I haven't attempted to master its intricacies yet, but no doubt we shall both acquire some sort of proficiency in time.
163. Every fieldworker needs to acquire some insight into the basic infrastructure of the society he is studying.
164. From parents, children can acquire habits and tastes that are peculiar if not exclusive to a particular class.
165. Employees should be given every opportunity to acquire a stake in the business for which they work.
166. Beacon will acquire 3. 3 million square feet of space, bringing its total portfolio to 10 million square feet.
167. Over half the patients who acquire acute hepatitis C virus infection develop chronic hepatitis.
168. One polytechnic has resolved that all its humanities degree students shall acquire some appreciation of computers and information technology.
169. It acquired its stake in the early 1980s, hoping eventually to acquire the tobacco group.
170. None the less, certain collectivities acquire a certain salience or pertinence in relation to the dominant political issues of a given period.
171. Perhaps you could acquire a taste for decaffeinated coffee or one of the many herb or fruit teas.
172. We exhort you to disconnect, discard and move on, acquire a certain agility as consumers.
173. For Marxists, too, as an area becomes developed it can acquire characteristics which make it less attractive to capitalist production.
174. One does not need to acquire hermeneutical skills to appreciate the significance and personal challenge presented by the great truths of salvation.
175. If you suspect you will be facing a greater daemon spare no effort to acquire the Banishment spell.
176. Furthermore they are exceptionally ambitious in the language, skill and concepts they expect young children to acquire.
177. I believe that an element of local knowledge is essential if you are to acquire maximum enjoyment from this volume.
178. But if this is your only way of relaxing then you may acquire a weight problem.
179. Mediobanca is being forced to acquire the 10 percent stake after secretly buying that much in October.
180. It took him a long time to acquire the skills he needed to become a professional artist.
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