assimilate vs acquire

assimilate and acquire both are verbs.

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

As verbs, acquire is a hypernym of assimilate; that is, acquire is a word with a broader meaning than assimilate:

Other hypernyms of assimilate include larn, learn.

assimilate (verb)	acquire (verb)
become similar to one's environment	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
make similar	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
become similar in sound	gain through experience
take up mentally	gain knowledge or skills
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution	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