Thesaurus: obtain

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1. v. t. To hold; to keep; to possess.
2. v. t. To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
3. v. i. To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.
4. v. i. To prevail; to succeed.
5. v. come into possession of
6. v. receive a specified treatment (abstract)
7. v. be valid, applicable, or true
8. v:100 v. come into possession of