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ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of obtain

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  obtain
      v 1: come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
      2: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of
         civilization do not find expression or receive an
         interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got
         nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive},
         {get}, {find}, {obtain}, {incur}]
      3: be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
         [syn: {prevail}, {hold}, {obtain}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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