isolate vs acquire

isolate and acquire both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of isolate include get.

isolate (verb)	acquire (verb)
place or set apart	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
obtain in pure form	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
set apart from others	gain through experience
separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them	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