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Obtain
/əbˈteɪn/
To get or gain something
Synonyms:
acquire
get
receive
secure
Antonyms:
lose
forfeit
surrender
Examples:
This particularly
obtains
in all Parliamentary affairs.
They had
obtained
a clue.
Butler would
obtain
no sign from him.
Etymology:
From Old French
obtiner
, from Latin
obtinēre
, meaning
to take hold of
. In Latin,
ob-
means
towards
and
tenēre
means
to hold
.
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