retrieve vs acquire

retrieve and acquire both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of retrieve include get.

retrieve (verb)	acquire (verb)
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
run after, pick up, and bring to the master	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
go for and bring back	gain through experience
get or find back; recover the use of	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