obtainEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryobtain /əbˈtān, , əbˈteɪn , äbˈtān, ɑbˈteɪn / ▸ verb 1 [with object] get, acquire, or secure (something): an opportunity to obtain advanced degrees. 2 [no object] formal be prevalent, customary, or established: the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world. – DERIVATIVES obtainer ,obtainment – ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere ‘obtain, gain’.
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