recuperate vs acquire

recuperate and acquire both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of recuperate include get.

recuperate (verb)	acquire (verb)
get over an illness or shock	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
restore to good health or strength	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
regain a former condition after a financial loss	gain through experience
regain or make up for	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