acquire vs explicate

acquire and explicate both are verbs.

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

acquire (verb)	explicate (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	make plain and comprehensible
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
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