acquire vs make

acquire is not a noun while make is a noun.

acquire and make both are verbs.

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

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

acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
make: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

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, 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, 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)	make (noun)
	the act of mixing cards haphazardly
	a recognizable kind

acquire (verb)	make (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	have a bowel movement
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	eliminate urine
gain through experience	behave in a certain manner
gain knowledge or skills	act in a certain way so as to acquire
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract	give certain properties to something
win something through one's efforts	put in order or neaten
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar	cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
	develop into
	favor the development of
	change from one form into another
	make, formulate, or derive in the mind
	consider as being
	calculate as being
	institute, enact, or establish
	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
	represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
	assure the success of
	induce to have sex
	make or cause to be or to become
	create or manufacture a man-made product
	organize or be responsible for
	create or design, often in a certain way
	prepare for eating by applying heat
	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
	create by artistic means
	gather and light the materials for
	make by shaping or bringing together constituents
	perform, produce, or carry out
	make by combining materials and parts
	compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	reach a goal
	head into a specified direction
	proceed along a path
	reach in time
	appear to begin an activity
	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
	achieve a point or goal
	engage in
	form by assembling individuals or constituents
	charge with a function; charge to be
	carry out or commit
	be or be capable of being changed or made into
	to compose or represent
	undergo fabrication or creation
	amount to
	add up to
	be suitable for
	constitute the essence of

acquire vs make

acquire is not a noun while make is a noun.

acquire and make both are verbs.

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