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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
as in adscititious
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2
as in nonhereditary
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- genetic
- (also genetical),
- hereditary,
- heritable,
- inborn,
- inheritable,
- inherited
acquired
verb
past tense of acquire
Synonyms & Antonyms of acquired (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to come to have gradually
- from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day
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- cast,
- discarded,
- ditched,
- dumped,
- flung (off or away),
- jettisoned,
- junked,
- rejected,
- scrapped,
- shed,
- shucked (off),
- sloughed
- (also sluffed),
- threw away,
- threw out,
- unloaded
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2
to receive as return for effort
- acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner
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“Acquired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquired. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of acquired was in the 15th century
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