acquire vs come upon

come upon vs acquire

acquire and come upon both are verbs.

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

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

acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
come upon: take possession of

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, 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 upon (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	take possession of
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	find unexpectedly
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 upon

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