acquire vs extract

extract vs acquire

acquire is not a noun while extract is a noun.

acquire and extract both are verbs.

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

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

acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
extract: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

Other hyponyms of acquire include isolate, get back, win back, express, 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, 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 (noun)	extract (noun)
	a passage selected from a larger work
	a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

acquire (verb)	extract (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	extract by the process of distillation
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
gain through experience	calculate the root of a number
gain knowledge or skills	remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract	obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
win something through one's efforts	separate (a metal) from an ore
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
	get despite difficulties or obstacles

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