acquire
verb (used with object)
to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own.
Example Sentences
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So that this unacquired fluency is so far from essential, that it is not even a benefit, and it may be an injury.
From Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching by Ware, Henry
The only fear that dwelt upon his mind was, lest Linton should escape him,—lest, by any accident, this, which now appeared the great business of his life, should go unacquired.
From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
Liberty unacquired, merely found, will on the test fail like the Dead-Sea-apple or the magician's plenty.
From Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation by Gandhi, Mahatma
Repairing to Bharadwaja, he asked the Rishi about the truths of the science of Profit,—saying,—How can an unacquired object be acquired?
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
For he learnt the art of singing not from men, nor through any man’s instructions, but he received the gift of singing unacquired and by divine help.
From Anglo-Saxon Literature by Earle, John
