recoup vs acquire

recoup and acquire both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of recoup include get.

recoup (verb)	acquire (verb)
regain or make up for	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss	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