o 1 b 3 t 1 a 1 i 1 n 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb come into possession of
verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
verb be valid, applicable, or true
originFrom Middle English obteinen, from Anglo-Norman obtenir, optiner et al., and Middle French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre (“to gain, achieve, succeed, possess”), from ob- + tenēre (“to hold”).
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