Obtain

ob-tān′, v.t. to lay hold of: to hold: to procure by effort: to gain: to keep po e ion of.— v.i. to be established: to continue in use: to become customary or prevalent: to hold good: ( rare ) to succeed.— adj. Obtain′able , that may be obtained, procured, or acquired.— ns. Obtain′er ; Obtain′ment ; Obten′tion , procurement.— Obtain to ( Bacon ), to attain to. [Fr.,—L. obtinēre — ob , upon, tenēre , to hold.]