Acquired

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acquire \Ac*quire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquired}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Acquiring}.] [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere
     to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through
     OF. aquerre. See {Quest}..]
     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.
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           No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step.
                                                    --Barrow.
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           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.
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     Syn: To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See
          {Obtain}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  acquired \acquired\ adj.
     1. 1 (Biol.) gotten through environmental forces. Contrasted
        with {inherited}. acquired characteristics cannot be
        passed on noninheritable (vs. inheritable), nonheritable
  
     Syn: nurtural
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acquired
       adj : gotten through environmental forces; "acquired
             characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose)
             cannot be passed on"