The difference between Acquire and Win
When used as verbs, acquire means to get, whereas win means to conquer, defeat.
Win is also noun with the meaning: an individual victory.
check bellow for the other definitions of Acquire and Win
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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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Win as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To conquer, defeat.
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Win as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
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Win as a verb (transitive):
To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
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Win as a verb (transitive):
To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
Examples:
"to win the jackpot in a lottery;  to win a bottle of wine in a raffle"
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Win as a verb (transitive):
To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
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Win as a verb (intransitive):
To achieve victory.
Examples:
"Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?"
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Win as a verb (transitive):
To obtain (something desired).
Examples:
"The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars."
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Win as a verb (transitive):
To cause a victory for someone.
Examples:
"The success of the economic policies should win Mr. Smith the next elections."
"The policy success should win the elections for Mr. Smith."
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Win as a verb (transitive, mining):
To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
Examples:
"rfquotek Raymond"
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Win as a noun:
An individual victory.
Examples:
"antonyms loss"
"Our first win of the season put us in high spirits."
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Win as a noun (slang):
A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.
Examples:
"antonyms fail"
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Win as a noun (obsolete):
Gain; profit; income.
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Win as a noun (obsolete):
Wealth; goods owned.
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Win as a noun (Scotland):
Pleasure; joy; delight.
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Win as a verb (transitive, Scotland):
To dry by exposure to the wind.