The difference between Acquire and Attain
When used as verbs, acquire means to get, whereas attain means to accomplish.
check bellow for the other definitions of Acquire and Attain
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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.
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Attain as a verb (transitive):
To accomplish; to achieve.
Examples:
"To attain such a high level of proficiency requires hours of practice each day."
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Attain as a verb:
To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain.
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Attain as a verb (transitive):
To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at.
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Attain as a verb (intransitive):
To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.
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Attain as a verb:
To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.
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Attain as a verb (obsolete):
To overtake.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"