acquired

Academic Word List, sublist 2.

About 28.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb simple past and past participle of acquire
2. adjective Developed after birth; not congenital.

   acquired immunity

Similar words

nonheritable noninheritable aids syndrome infected twin hospital derived spotted made

Often followed by

by a the in from through an and for

Word family

acquire acquires acquiring acquisition acquisitions