Acquired can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| acquired - gotten through environmental forces; "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on" | ||
Verb |
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| acquire - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" | ||
| acquire - locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar | ||
| acquire - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" | ||
| acquire - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" | ||
| acquire - gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" | ||
| acquire - gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" | ||
| acquire - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" |
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| 1. | adj. | Acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on. | |
| 2. | verb | A key question is how they acquired the anthrax strain first isolated by the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab in 1980. | |
| 3. | verb | The store manager, Jim Smith, made an excellent tire recommendation for my newly acquired Lexus. | |
| 4. | verb | The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half. | |
| 5. | verb | That which is easily acquired is easily lost. | |
| 6. | verb | Once a habit has been acquired, it has almost compulsive power over us. | |
| 7. | verb | A bad habit is easily acquired. | |
| 8. | verb | Meg acquired many new friends. | |
| 9. | verb | Perry has acquired the habit of thinking aloud. | |
| 10. | verb | Hastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem. | |
| 11. | verb | That habit is acquired, not innate. | |
| 12. | verb | The word has acquired broad meaning. | |
| 13. | verb | The laboratory acquired a fabulous reputation for its historic discovery. | |
| 14. | verb | Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired. | |
| 15. | verb | I've acquired confidence in the job. | |
| 16. | verb | Though commonsense is necessary for everyone, it is not always easily acquired. |
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| Acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on. |
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| verb | |
| A key question is how they acquired the anthrax strain first isolated by the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab in 1980. |
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| The store manager, Jim Smith, made an excellent tire recommendation for my newly acquired Lexus. |
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| The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half. | |
| That which is easily acquired is easily lost. | |
| Once a habit has been acquired, it has almost compulsive power over us. | |
| A bad habit is easily acquired. | |
| Meg acquired many new friends. | |
| Perry has acquired the habit of thinking aloud. | |
| Hastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem. | |
| That habit is acquired, not innate. | |
| The word has acquired broad meaning. | |
| The laboratory acquired a fabulous reputation for its historic discovery. | |
| Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired. | |
| I've acquired confidence in the job. | |
| Though commonsense is necessary for everyone, it is not always easily acquired. | |