acquired : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: acquired	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for acquired
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acquired adj gotten through environmental forces; "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acquire \Acquire"\, 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}.