acquired

adjective

ac·quired ə-ˈkwī(-ə)rd How to pronounce acquired (audio)

: gained by or as a result of effort or experience

acquired wealth

acquired knowledge

: attained as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability

an acquired taste

It has been theorized that the acquired tolerance to peppers' heat reported by those who enjoy repeated meals of blistering hot peppers is caused by the killing of pain receptors in the mouth.

The Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune

: such as

: being or relating to a physical or behavioral characteristic or trait arising in response to the action of the environment on an organism

This is clearly a claim on behalf of the Lamarckian idea that members of a species can inherit behavioral characteristics developed by their ancestors, that is, that acquired traits can be biologically transmitted.

David McNally

of a disease or medical condition : developed after birth : not congenital or hereditary

Rheumatic fever is currently uncommon in most developed countries, but it remains the leading cause of acquired heart disease among children in many resource-poor areas …

Michael R. Wessels

Medical Definition

acquired

adjective

ac·quired

of a disease or medical condition : developed or originating after birth : not congenital or hereditary

Hyperoxaluria may be due to overproduction from hereditary disorders of metabolism or it may be an acquired disorder caused by intestinal disease or diet.

The Journal of the American Medical Association

compare congenital sense 2, familial, genetic sense 2, hereditary

: being or relating to a physical or behavioral characteristic or trait arising in response to the action of the environment on an organism

This is clearly a claim on behalf of the Lamarckian idea that members of a species can inherit behavioral characteristics developed by their ancestors, that is, that acquired traits can be biologically transmitted.

David McNally, Bodies of Meaning

acquired 1 of 2

adjective

as in adscititious

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

adscititious
incidental
extrinsic
accidental
surface
coincidental
adventitious
superficial
exterior
foreign
alien
external
extraneous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

inherent
essential
intrinsic
innate
integral
native
natural
indigenous
constitutional
inborn
basic
inbred
ingrained
hardwired
constitutive
immanent
fundamental
inherited
engrained
elemental
built-in
congenital
ingrain
hereditary
inner
interior
deep-rooted
inmost

as in nonhereditary

Synonyms & Similar Words

nonhereditary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

inherited
genetic
hereditary
inherent
inborn
congenital
native
innate
natural
inheritable
heritable
inbred
genetical

acquired

2 of 2

verb

past tense of acquire

as in developed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

developed
cultivated
gained
obtained
formed
adopted
got
attained
achieved
absorbed
reached
embraced
promoted
took on
fostered
took in
nurtured
nourished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lost
abandoned
discarded
unloaded
dumped
shed
rejected
deserted
jettisoned
forsook
ditched
scrapped
threw away
threw out
sloughed
flung (off or away)
junked
shucked (off)
cast
sluffed

as in gained

to receive as return for effort acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

gained
earned
obtained
reaped
won
garnered
made
got
attained
procured
secured
realized
landed
captured
carried
achieved
brought in
bagged
drew
pulled down
came by
knocked down
accumulated
accomplished
amassed
reacquired
scored
netted
regained
occupied
grossed
annexed
recaptured
cleared
caught
took over
remade
picked up
racked up
notched (up)
reattained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lost
granted
forfeited
paid
gave
accorded
yielded
surrendered
relinquished
gave up
handed over
parted (with)

单词	acquired
释义	acquired adjective ac·quired ə-ˈkwī(-ə)rd 1 : gained by or as a result of effort or experience acquired wealth acquired knowledge 2 : attained as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability an acquired taste It has been theorized that the acquired tolerance to peppers' heat reported by those who enjoy repeated meals of blistering hot peppers is caused by the killing of pain receptors in the mouth. The Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune : such as a : being or relating to a physical or behavioral characteristic or trait arising in response to the action of the environment on an organism This is clearly a claim on behalf of the Lamarckian idea that members of a species can inherit behavioral characteristics developed by their ancestors, that is, that acquired traits can be biologically transmitted. David McNally b of a disease or medical condition : developed after birth : not congenital or hereditary Rheumatic fever is currently uncommon in most developed countries, but it remains the leading cause of acquired heart disease among children in many resource-poor areas … Michael R. Wessels Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing acquired acquired brain injury acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquired immunodeficiency syndrome acquired taste community-acquired acquired brain injury acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquired immunodeficiency syndrome acquired taste community-acquired Medical Definition acquired adjective ac·quired 1 of a disease or medical condition : developed or originating after birth : not congenital or hereditary Hyperoxaluria may be due to overproduction from hereditary disorders of metabolism or it may be an acquired disorder caused by intestinal disease or diet. The Journal of the American Medical Association compare congenital sense 2, familial, genetic sense 2, hereditary 2 : being or relating to a physical or behavioral characteristic or trait arising in response to the action of the environment on an organism This is clearly a claim on behalf of the Lamarckian idea that members of a species can inherit behavioral characteristics developed by their ancestors, that is, that acquired traits can be biologically transmitted. David McNally, Bodies of Meaning acquired 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in adscititious Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance adscititious incidental extrinsic accidental surface coincidental adventitious superficial exterior foreign alien external extraneous Antonyms & Near Antonyms inherent essential intrinsic innate integral native natural indigenous constitutional inborn basic inbred ingrained hardwired constitutive immanent fundamental inherited engrained elemental built-in congenital ingrain hereditary inner interior deep-rooted inmost See More 2 as in nonhereditary Synonyms & Similar Words nonhereditary Antonyms & Near Antonyms inherited genetic hereditary inherent inborn congenital native innate natural inheritable heritable inbred genetical See More acquired 2 of 2 verb past tense of acquire 1 as in developed 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 Synonyms & Similar Words developed cultivated gained obtained formed adopted got attained achieved absorbed reached embraced promoted took on fostered took in nurtured nourished Antonyms & Near Antonyms lost abandoned discarded unloaded dumped shed rejected deserted jettisoned forsook ditched scrapped threw away threw out sloughed flung (off or away) junked shucked (off) cast sluffed See More 2 as in gained to receive as return for effort acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner Synonyms & Similar Words gained earned obtained reaped won garnered made got attained procured secured realized landed captured carried achieved brought in bagged drew pulled down came by knocked down accumulated accomplished amassed reacquired scored netted regained occupied grossed annexed recaptured cleared caught took over remade picked up racked up notched (up) reattained Antonyms & Near Antonyms lost granted forfeited paid gave accorded yielded surrendered relinquished gave up handed over parted (with) See More
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