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Obtain

/əbˈteɪn/
To get or gain something

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This particularly obtains in all Parliamentary affairs.

They had obtained a clue.

Butler would obtain no sign from him.

Etymology:

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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