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acquired drive

noun

psychol a drive, like the desire for money, that has not been inherited but is learned, presumably because it leads to the satisfaction of innate drives

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Nearby words

  1. antinous,
  2. antinovel,
  3. antinuclear,
  4. antinuclear antibody,
  5. antinuclear factor,
  6. antinuke,
  7. antinutrient,
  8. antioch,
  9. antiochus iii,
  10. antiochus iv
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Medicine definitions for acquired drive

acquired drive

n.

secondary drive
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