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Webster 1828 Edition


Acquired

ACQUI'RED

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Gained, obtained, or received from art, labor, or other means, in distinction from those things which are bestowed by nature. Thus we say, abilities, natural and acquired. It implies title, or some permanence of possession.

Definition 2024


acquired

acquired

English

Verb

acquired

  1. simple past tense and past participle of acquire

Adjective

acquired (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Developed postfetally; not congenital.