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gaining control vs acquiring

acquiring vs gaining control

gaining control and acquiring both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gaining control Yes No No No
acquiring Yes No No No
As nouns, acquiring is a hypernym of gaining control; that is, acquiring is a word with a broader meaning than gaining control:
  • gaining control: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
  • acquiring: the act of acquiring something
Other hypernyms of gaining control include getting.
gaining control (noun) acquiring (noun)
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property the act of acquiring something
Difference between gaining control and acquiring

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