Obtain

/əbˈteɪn/ verb

To get something, especially by making an effort or following a process.

From Latin "obtinere" meaning "to hold, possess, acquire," from "ob-" (toward) and "tenere" (to hold). It originally suggested holding something you have managed to get.

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