Antonym: hereditary, innate. Similar words: acquire, required, acquiesce, acquittal, acquisition, acquiescence, require, inquire about. Meaning: [ə'kwaɪə] 
adj. gotten through environmental forces.
adj. gotten through environmental forces. 
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(61) The picture was acquired by bequest in 1921.
(62) He acquired kudos just by appearing on television.
(63) Art is an acquired taste — no one is born knowing that Michelangelo is wonderful.
(64) In 1986 GM acquired a controlling interest in the sports car maker Lotus.
(65) The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own.
(66) The actor James Dean acquired the status of a cult hero.
(67) The term'alexia'is used to refer to any acquired disorder of reading.
(68) Southern acquired 11.2 per cent of Sweb in a dawn raid on Monday.
(69) The company has acquired an unhappy knack of slipping on banana skins .
(70) In her last job she acquired a reputation as a troublemaker.
(71) She acquired the painting at a jumble sale for the princely sum of 25p.
(72) He acquired a law degree by taking classes at night.
(73) How can such a large quantity of know - ledge be acquired?
(74) I acquired lasting respect for tradition and veneration for the past.
(75) The bronze statue had acquired a hard green patina with age.
(76) The Brady bill acquired its name from its best-known sponsor, James Brady.
(77) By sheer ability and force of character he has acquired the present position.
(78) He has acquired a reputation as this country's premier solo violinist.
(79) Skill is acquired through repeated practice, and practice makes perfect.
(80) In 1992, United Distillers acquired a 75% shareholding in the company.
(81) She acquired a four per cent direct stake in the business.
(82) I must have acquired ambivalent attitude towards women from her.
(83) I was suitably vague as to exactly how I had acquired the money.
(84) Words have over the centuries acquired meanings not easily traced in dictionaries.
(85) Some smoking and alcoholic drinks are an acquired taste and are not in born.
(86) During this period he acquired a reputation for being a womanizer.
(87) The diving school has acquired a franchise for scuba equipment.
(88) EWS carried out further bloodletting by sacking senior employees,(www.Sentencedict.com) but has acquired a new chief executive.
(89) The ability to use a language can be acquired by the act of using the language.
(90) She has acquired an email address and a site on the WorldWide Web.
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