adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of acquire form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Developed after birth; not congenital. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   gotten through environmental forces wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

adventitiousadventitiousalienderivativeextrinsicforeign

Antonyms

All antonyms

congenitalinnate

Example

More examples

"The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half."

Related phrases

acquired characteristicacquired disorderacquired immune deficiency syndromeacquired tasteafter-acquired

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