acquire vs poll

poll vs acquire

acquire is not a noun while poll is a noun.

acquire and poll both are verbs.

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

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

acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
poll: get the votes of

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, 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.

acquire (noun)	poll (noun)
	the counting of votes (as in an election)
	the top of the head
	the part of the head between the ears
	an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
	a tame parrot

acquire (verb)	poll (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	convert into a pollard
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
gain through experience	vote in an election at a polling station
gain knowledge or skills	get the votes of
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

Difference between acquire and poll

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