acquire vs come by

come by vs acquire

acquire and come by both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acquire	No	No	Yes	No
come by	No	No	Yes	No

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

acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
come by: obtain, especially accidentally

Other hyponyms of acquire include isolate, get back, win back, express, extract, press out, capture, catch, 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, accept, 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)	come by (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	obtain, especially accidentally
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	visit informally and spontaneously
gain through experience
gain knowledge or skills
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
win something through one's efforts
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

Difference between acquire and come by

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