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regain vs acquire

acquire vs regain

regain and acquire both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
regain No No Yes No
acquire No No Yes No
As verbs, acquire is a hypernym of regain; that is, acquire is a word with a broader meaning than regain:
  • regain: get or find back; recover the use of
  • acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Other hypernyms of regain include get.
As verbs, acquire is a hypernym of regain; that is, acquire is a word with a broader meaning than regain:
  • regain: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
  • acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Other hypernyms of regain include get.
regain (verb) acquire (verb)
get or find back; recover the use of come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost 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
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