Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
obtain (verb)transitive verb
intransitive verb
to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort
1.
archaic - succeed
2.
to be generally recognized or established - prevail
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
obtain (verb)to receive as return for effort
SYNONIMS:
acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, winRELATED WORDS:
clear, gross, net; accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score; accumulate, amass, draw, rack up; catch, pick up; annex, occupy, take over; reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remakeNEAR ANTONYMS:
accord, give, grant, pay; give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield