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Latin
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Etymology
From ob- + teneō (“hold; restrain”).
Pronunciation
Verb
obtineō (present infinitive obtinēre, perfect active obtinuī, supine obtentum); second conjugation
- to have, occupy, possess, hold, obtain
- Synonyms: habeō, possideō, teneō, comprehendō, capiō, obsideō, occupō, compleō
- to preserve, keep, maintain, uphold; persist in
- Synonyms: teneō, servō, retineō, contineō, cū̆stōdiō
- to assert, show, prove, demonstrate, maintain
- Synonyms: affirmō, aiō, firmō, contendō, fīgō
- to gain, acquire, obtain, achieve, win
- Synonyms: acquīrō, adipīscor, lucror, cōnsequor, parō, pariō, impetrō, mereō, sūmō, emō, potior, ūsūrpō, comparō, apīscor, conciliō, nancīscor, colligō, alliciō
- Antonym: āmittō
- to maintain oneself, prevail, succeed, last, stand, continue
- Synonyms: impetrō, perpetrō, ēvincō
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References
- “obtineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obtineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obtineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to maintain one's assertion, prove oneself right: obtinere aliquid
- to be considered the foremost orator: primum or principem inter oratores locum obtinere
- to be used as a proverb: proverbii locum obtinere (Tusc. 4. 16. 36)
- to be regarded as a god: numerum deorum obtinere (N. D. 3. 20)
- to hold the first position in the state: principem in re publica locum obtinere
- to guard, maintain one's dignity: dignitatem suam tueri, defendere, retinere, obtinere
- to occupy the first, second position in the state: principem (primum), secundum locum dignitatis obtinere
- to occupy the leading position: principatum tenere, obtinere
- to maintain power, authority: imperium obtinere
- to manage, govern a province: provinciam administrare, obtinere
- to maintain one's right: ius suum tenere, obtinere
- to win a case: causam or litem obtinere
- obtineo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016