acquire vs fledge

acquire and fledge both are verbs.

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

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

acquire: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
fledge: grow feathers

Other hyponyms of acquire include feather, regrow, spring, sprout, stock, stool, tiller, leaf, pod, teethe, pupate, get up, work up, cut.

acquire (verb)	fledge (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	grow feathers
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	decorate with feathers
gain through experience	feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
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