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obtainable Definition


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obtain
verb obtained, obtaining
    1. To get something; to become the owner, or come into possession, of something, often by effort or planning; to gain something.
      Thesaurus: acquire, get, attain, secure, win, earn, collect, realize, accomplish, drum up, scrape up, scrape together, score, corral, get hold of, seize, capture, take, procure.
    intr
    2. To be established, exist or hold good.
      Thesaurus: be in effect, be the case, pertain, hold, prevail.
Derivative: obtainable
adj
    Able to be acquired or reached
      Thesaurus: attainable, achievable; ready, accessible, at hand, available, on call, on tap.
Derivative: obtainer
noun
    Derivative: obtainment
    noun
      Etymology: 15c from Latin obtinere to lay hold of, from tenere to hold.



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