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ob·tain

[uh

b-teyn] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object)

1.	to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.

2.	Obsolete. to attain or reach.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail: the morals that obtained in Rome.

4.	Archaic. to succeed.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME obteinen < MF obtenir < L obtinére to take hold of, equiv. to ob- ob- + -tinére (comb. form of tenére to hold)

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—Related forms

ob·tain·a·ble, adjective

ob·tain·a·bil·i·ty, noun

ob·tain·er, noun

ob·tain·ment, noun

—Synonyms 1. gain, achieve, earn, win, attain. See get.

—Antonyms 1. lose, forgo.

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ob·tain   (əb-tān', ŏb-) Pronunciation Key
v.   ob·tained, ob·tain·ing, ob·tains

v.   tr.
To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.

v.   intr.

To be established, accepted, or customary: "standards, proprieties that no longer obtain" (Meg Greenfield).
Archaic To succeed.

[Middle English obteinen, from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre : ob-, intensive pref.; see ob- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

ob·tain'a·ble adj., ob·tain'er n.

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