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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step.
                                                    --Barrow.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See
          Obtain.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
           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.

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"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  acquired
     Αγγλικά a.
     επίκτητος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  acquired
     a.
     (lb en medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
     vb.
     (infl of en acquire  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  acquired
     a.
     (lb en medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
     vb.
     (infl of en acquire  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  acquired
     a.
     (lb en medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
     vb.
     (infl of en acquire  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  acquired
     a.
     (lb en medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
     vb.
     (infl of en acquire  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  acquired
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a cquire d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  acquired
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en acquire ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb acquire)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Acquired /ɐkwˈaɪəd/
  حصل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  acquired /ɐkwˈaɪəd/ 
  získaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  acquired /ɐkwˈaɪəd/ 
  získal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  acquired /ɐkwˈaɪəd/
  získán