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acquire vs find

find vs acquire

acquire is not a noun while find is a noun.

acquire and find both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acquire No No Yes No
find Yes No Yes No
As verbs, find is a hyponym of acquire; that is, find is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquire:
  • acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  • find: obtain through effort or management
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, glom, come upon, enter upon, luck into, come up, get hold, line up, accept, have, take, obtain, recover, regain, retrieve, catch, recoup, recover, recuperate, reclaim, repossess, 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) find (noun)
the act of discovering something
a productive insight
acquire (verb) find (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) receive a specified treatment (abstract)
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
gain through experience come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
gain knowledge or skills establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract decide on and make a declaration about
win something through one's efforts make a discovery, make a new finding
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar succeed in reaching; arrive at
perceive or be contemporaneous with
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
obtain through effort or management
get or find back; recover the use of
Difference between acquire and find

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