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obtain

verb

1 the newspaper obtained a copy of the letter:

get, acquire, come by, secure, procure, come into possession of, pick up, be given;

gain, derive, earn, achieve, attain, win, draw, reap;

buy, purchase;

informal get/lay hold of, get/lay one's hands on, get one's mitts on, grab, bag, land, net;

British, informal blag;

South African, informal schlenter.

▷antonyms lose, relinquish.

2 the rules obtaining in other jurisdictions:

prevail, be in force, apply, exist, be in use, be established, be customary, be effective, be prevalent, stand, hold, be the case.

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