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acquire vs accept

accept vs acquire

acquire and accept both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acquire No No Yes No
accept No No Yes No
As verbs, accept is a hyponym of acquire; that is, accept is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquire:
  • acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  • accept: receive willingly something given or offered
Other hyponyms of acquire include isolate, get back, win back, express, extract, press out, capture, catch, come by, come into, buy, purchase, charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take, have, receive, turn, buy, find, glom, come upon, enter upon, luck into, come up, find, get hold, line up, have, take, obtain, find, recover, regain, retrieve, catch, recoup, recover, recuperate, reclaim, repossess, find, regain, acquire, gain, win, bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in, earn, garner, win, benefit, gain, profit, partake, partake in, share, preempt, preempt, call for, collect, gather up, pick up, inherit, borrow, pick up, get, poll.
acquire (verb) accept (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) consider or hold as true
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect react favorably to; consider right and proper
gain through experience tolerate or accommodate oneself to
gain knowledge or skills be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
win something through one's efforts receive willingly something given or offered
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
admit into a group or community
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take
Difference between acquire and accept

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