imprinting vs acquisition

imprinting and acquisition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imprinting	Yes	No	No	No
acquisition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acquisition is a hypernym of imprinting; that is, acquisition is a word with a broader meaning than imprinting:

imprinting: a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
acquisition: the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

Other hypernyms of imprinting include learning.

imprinting (noun)	acquisition (noun)
a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established	the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
	an ability that has been acquired by training
	the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
	something acquired