cozen vs acquire

cozen and acquire both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of cozen include gain, win, cheat, chisel, rip off.

cozen (verb)	acquire (verb)
cheat or trick	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
act with artful deceit	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
be false to; be dishonest with	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