acquire vs assimilate

acquire and assimilate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acquire	No	No	Yes	No
assimilate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assimilate is a hyponym of acquire; that is, assimilate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquire:

Other hyponyms of acquire include relearn, catch up, absorb, ingest, take in, hit the books, study.

acquire (verb)	assimilate (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	become similar to one's environment
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	make similar
gain through experience	become similar in sound
gain knowledge or skills	take up mentally
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract	take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
win something through one's efforts
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar