acquired ppl adjective. [ǝ'kwʌɪǝd] E17.
[from ACQUIRE + -ED¹.]
Obtained by one's own exertion; gained, as opp. to innate or inherited; esp. Biology & Medicine, developed after birth through the influence of the environment.
acquired immune deficiency syndrome = AIDS. acquired taste (an object of) liking gained by experience.
■ B. Russell Man has improved in knowledge, in acquired skill, and in social organization, but not..in congenital intellectual capacity.

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