acquired
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acquired
- /əˈkwaɪɹd/ US
- /əˈkwaɪəd/ UK
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d
verb
- simple past and past participle of acquire For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquired.
adjective
- Developed after birth; not congenital. The condition is acquired rather than inherited.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nonheritable, noninheritable, aids, syndrome, infected, twin, hospital, derived, spotted, made, grown, gains, built, bought, shrunken, possessed
Translations
Talk about this word "acquired." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acquired. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acquired. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acquired "acquired." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acquired.Cite this
@misc{acquired_2026,
title = {acquired},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acquired},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
