The difference between Abandon and Acquire
When used as verbs, abandon means to give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions, whereas acquire means to get.
Abandon is also noun with the meaning: a yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions.
check bellow for the other definitions of Abandon and Acquire
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Abandon as a verb (transitive):
To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
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Abandon as a verb (transitive):
To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
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Abandon as a verb (transitive):
To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
Examples:
"Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."
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Abandon as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To subdue; to take control of.
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Abandon as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
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Abandon as a verb (transitive):
To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
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Abandon as a verb (transitive):
To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
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Abandon as a noun:
A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
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Abandon as a noun (obsolete):
abandonment; relinquishment.
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Acquire as a verb (transitive):
To get.
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Acquire as a verb (transitive):
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
Examples:
"He acquired a title."
"all the riches he acquired were from hard work."
"One should ''acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading."
"to acquire a skill"
"to acquire decent habits and manners"
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Acquire as a verb (medicine):
To contract.
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Acquire as a verb (computing):
To sample signals and convert them into digital values.