locate vs acquire

acquire vs locate

locate and acquire both are verbs.

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

As verbs, acquire is a hyponym of locate; that is, acquire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than locate:

locate: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
acquire: locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

Other hyponyms of locate include radiolocate, map, localise, localize, place, base.

locate (verb)	acquire (verb)
take up residence and become established	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
assign a location to	gain through experience
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey	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

Difference between locate and acquire

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