acquire vs sprout

acquire is not a noun while sprout is a noun.

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

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

acquire: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
sprout: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

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

acquire (noun)	sprout (noun)
	a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
	any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud

acquire (verb)	sprout (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	produce buds, branches, or germinate
gain through experience
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