develop vs acquire

develop and acquire both are verbs.

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

As verbs, develop and acquire are synonyms defined as:

develop and acquire: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

Other synonyms of develop include get, grow, produce.

As verbs, develop and acquire are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of develop include evolve.

develop (verb)	acquire (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development	gain through experience
happen	gain knowledge or skills
change the use of and make available or usable	come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest	win something through one's efforts
gain through experience	locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
become technologically advanced
grow emotionally or mature
expand in the form of a series
elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
create by training and teaching
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
move into a strategically more advantageous position
move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
work out
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
generate gradually
make visible by means of chemical solutions
come into existence; take on form or shape