pupate vs acquire

pupate and acquire both are verbs.

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

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

pupate: develop into a pupa
acquire: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

Other hypernyms of pupate include develop, get, grow, produce.

pupate (verb)	acquire (verb)
develop into a pupa	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
	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