acquired

Variant of acquire

acquire definition

ac·quire (ə kwīr′)

transitive verb acquired -·quired′, acquiring -·quir′·ing

  1. to get or gain by one's own efforts or actions to acquire an education
  2. to come to have as one's own; get possession of to acquire certain traits

Etymology: L acquirere < ad-, to + quaerere, to seek

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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