\Ac*quire"ment\ (-ment), n.
The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.
``Rules for the acquirement of a taste.'' --Addison.
      His acquirements by industry were . . . enriched and
      enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.
                                               --Hayward.
Syn: {Acquisition}, {Acquirement}.
Usage: Acquirement is used in opposition to a natural gift or
       talent; as, eloquence, and skill in music and
       painting, are acquirements; genius is the gift or
       endowment of nature. It denotes especially personal
       attainments, in opposition to material or external
       things gained, which are more usually called
       acquisitions; but this distinction is not always
       observed.