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acquire vs receive

receive vs acquire

acquire and receive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acquire No No Yes No
receive No No Yes No
As verbs, receive is a hyponym of acquire; that is, receive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquire:
  • acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  • receive: get something; come into possession 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, 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 (verb) receive (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) convert into sounds or pictures
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect receive a specified treatment (abstract)
gain through experience accept as true or valid
gain knowledge or skills regard favorably or with disapproval
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
win something through one's efforts partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar express willingness to have in one's home or environs
register (perceptual input)
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
receive as a retribution or punishment
get something; come into possession of
have or give a reception
experience as a reaction
Difference between acquire and receive

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