Obtain
21obtain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. acquire, set; prevail. See existence, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To gain possession] Syn. occupy, reach, invade, capture, recover, take, grab, accomplish, acquire, procure, get, force from …
22obtain — [15] Obtain is one of the large family of English words (attain, contain, continue, tenor, etc) that come ultimately from Latin tenēre ‘hold’. In this case its source, by way of Old French obtenir, was Latin obtinēre, a compound formed with the… …
23obtain — verb 1》 acquire or secure. 2》 formal be prevalent, customary, or established. Derivatives obtainability noun obtainable adjective obtainer noun obtainment noun Origin ME: from OFr. obtenir, from L. obtinere obtain, gain …
24obtain*/*/*/ — [əbˈteɪn] verb [T] to get something that you want or need She has to obtain her father s permission before she does anything.[/ex] Details can be obtained from the Department for Education.[/ex] …
25obtain — [15] Obtain is one of the large family of English words (attain, contain, continue, tenor, etc) that come ultimately from Latin tenēre ‘hold’. In this case its source, by way of Old French obtenir, was Latin obtinēre, a compound formed with the… …
26obtain a return — index profit, realize (obtain as a profit) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
27obtain a mortgage — index borrow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
28obtain a victory — index beat (defeat), earn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
29obtain again — index repossess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
30obtain by any means — index acquire (secure) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
