ACQUIRED
acquired
(adjective) gotten through environmental forces; “acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
acquired
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
Adjective
acquired (not comparable)
(medicine) Developed postfetally; not congenital.
Source: Wiktionary
ACQUIRE
Ac*quire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquired; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquiring.]
Etym: [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere to seek for. In OE. was
a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through OF. aquerre. See Quest..]
Definition: To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own;
as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.
No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step. Barrow.
Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor,
acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.
Blackstone.
Syn.
– To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See Obtain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition