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[Adjective] | "ac*quired" | \ ə-ˈkwī(-ə)rd \
1: gained by or as a result of effort or experience
2: attained as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability : such as
3: being or relating to a physical or behavioral characteristic or trait arising in response to the action of the environment on an organism
Origin: 15th century ;
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[Adjective] | "community-acquired"
1: acquired or arising in the general population : not acquired or arising in a hospital
Origin: 1969 ;
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[Verb] | "ac*quire" | \ ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r \
1: to get as one's own:
2: to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means
3: to come to have as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort or natural selection)
Origin: 15th century ;
Borrowed from Latin acquīrere, from ad- {see: |ad-|ad-} + quaerere "to see:k, gain, obtain, enquire"; replacing earlier aquere, going back to Middle English aqweren, borrowed from Anglo-French acquerre, going back to Vulgar Latin *acquaerere, restructuring (by restoring the vocalism of quaerere) of acquīrere{mat|quest:1|};
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[Noun] | "acquired brain injury"
1: mild to serious injury to the brain (as from stroke, near drowning, anoxia, encephalitis, brain tumor, or a blow to the head) that is not congenital, hereditary, or degenerative and that causes temporary or permanent symptoms including impairments in cognition (such as memory loss or poor concentration), emotional and behavioral changes (such as irritability, impulsivity, agitation, and depression), headaches, dizziness, fatigue, seizures, blurred vision, loss of taste or smell, impaired coordination, and numbness or paralysis of an extremity —abbreviation ABI
Origin: 1917 ;
(1) - { acquired immune deficiency syndrome } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "acquired immune deficiency syndrome"
1: aids
Origin: 1982 ;
(1) - { acquired immunodeficiency syndrome } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome"
1: aids
Origin: 1982 ;
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[Noun] | "acquired taste"
1: something or someone that is not easily or immediately liked or appreciated
Origin: circa 1792 ;
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[Adjective] | "acquired"
1: as in adscititious;
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2: as in nonhereditary;
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[Verb] | "acquired"
1: to come to have gradually;
* e.g., " ... 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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[Verb] | "acquire"
1: to come to have gradually;
* e.g., " ... 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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# 1 - { acquired:2746133 }
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[ "acquired" ]
1: When you give your self or someone else a gift that was not paid for.
* e.g., ... "Hey i got you something"
# 2 - { acquire:3673820 }
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[ "acquire" ]
1: v. Highly technical military term, meaning "to steal." Generally used in an operational setting. Stolen resources are typically the spoils of pilfering another unit's equipment.
* e.g., ... Platoon Sergeant to Private: where the fuck is your Kevlar (helmet)? You better find it before Close of Business!!
# 3 - { acquiring:6296030 }
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[ "acquiring" ]
1: The correct spelling of a word that your 'dictionary' spells as 'aquiring'.
* e.g., ... Acquiring credibility as a dictionary is difficult if words within the dictionary are misspelt.
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[ "acquire" ]
1: steal
* e.g., ... police: so, where exactly did you get (piece of expensive software / movie / album / any and every type of modern media / gold bullion / etc.) from?
you: why, i 'acquired' it from a 'reputable' 'vendor', sir!
police: okay, move along
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# 5 - { tactically acquire:4662131 }
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[ "tactically acquire" ]
1: A term used to describe the act of stealthily obtaining items or gear you need. Only true ninjas are capable of tactically acquiring shit.
* e.g., ... *Knifehand* Go tactically acquire some toilet paper, I don't have time to walk all the way over to the px and I don't want to bathe after I take a shit, you understand me?
# 6 - { acquired taste:2183469 }
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[ "acquired taste" ]
1: Another way of saying "this stuff is shit but you'll get used to it".
* e.g., ... Guy 1: This moonshine tastes like shit
# 7 - { Acquired Toxicity:15947206 }
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[ "Acquired Toxicity" ]
1: It is a behavior that is learned over a period of time, which cannot be unlearnt because it is imbibed in one's personality.
* e.g., ... My friend couldn't date Samuel because he apparent acquired toxicity from his previous relationship.
# 8 - { I acquired it:2625369 }
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[ "I acquired it" ]
1: A phrase used when a person without the necessary means comes into possession of an expensive or rare item. The "acquired" is usually drawn out to denote the metaphorical use of the word.
* e.g., ... Dude where'd you get that cell phone?
# 9 - { legally acquire:4239886 }
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[ "legally acquire" ]
1: To torrent something or download it using another unauthorized peer-to-peer service.
* e.g., ... When you ask where you can get Eden of the East, do you mean where to legally acquire it, or where to, uh, "legally acquire" it?
# 10 - { acquired scrotum?:2004753 }
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[ "acquired scrotum?" ]
1: the long, technical way to ask someone if they've:
* e.g., ... "Acquired Scrotum?"
[ "acquired scrotum?" ]
2: "Got scrote?
* e.g., ... "Damn straight I got scrote!"
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