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Acquired vs Acquirable - What's the difference?

acquired | acquirable |

As adjectives the difference between acquired and acquirable

is that acquired is (medicine) developed postfetally; not congenital while acquirable is capable of being acquired.

As a verb acquired

is (acquire).

acquired

English

Verb

(head)
  • (acquire)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Developed postfetally; not congenital.

    • acquirable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being acquired.
    • I had to keep the shopping list limited to items I knew would be acquirable on short notice.

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