to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request

to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.

Obsolete . to attain or reach.

to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail

the morals that obtained in Rome.

Archaic . to succeed.

verb

forfeit , forsake , lose , sacrifice

verb

access , accomplish , achieve , annex , attain , beg borrow or steal , capture , chalk up * , collect , come by , compass , cop * , corral , drum up * , earn , effect , fetch , gain , gather , get at , get hold of , get one’s hands on , glean , gobble up , grab , have , hoard , inherit , invade , lay up , make use of , nab * , occupy , pick up , pocket * , procure , purchase , reach , realize , reap , receive , recover , retrieve , salvage , save , score , scrape together , scrape up , secure , seize , snag , take , wangle , winnotes:obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort , acquire , win , encompass , get , sponge , succeed