partake vs acquire

partake and acquire both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of partake include get.

partake (verb)	acquire (verb)
consume	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
have, give, or receive a share of	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
have some of the qualities or attributes of something	gain through experience
	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