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



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