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Main Entry:	obtain
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	get, acquire
Synonyms:	access, accomplish, achieve, annex, attain, beg borrow or steal, capture, chalk up, collect, come by, compass, cop, corral, drum up, earn, effect, fetch, gain, gather, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, glean, gobble up, grab, have, hoard, inherit, invade, lay up, make use of, nab, occupy, pick up, pocket*, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, salvage, save, score, scrape together, scrape up, secure, seize, snag, take, wangle, win
Notes:	obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort
Antonyms:	forfeit, forsake, lose, sacrifice

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Main Entry:	achieve
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal
Synonyms:	accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off, bring to pass, cap, carry out, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, effect, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out, carry through, earn wings, effectuate, get done, see through
Antonyms:	fail, lose, miss

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Main Entry:	attain
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	achieve, accomplish
Synonyms:	acquire, arrive, bring off, come through, complete, cop, earn, effect, fulfill, gain, get, grasp, hit, obtain, procure, promote, pull off*, rack up, reach, realize, reap, score, secure, snag, succeed, unzip, win, accede to, arrive at, get fat, get hands on, get there, glom onto, latch onto, make it
Antonyms:	abandon, desert, fail, forfeit, give in, lose, miss, surrender, give up

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Main Entry:	capitalize
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	benefit from situation
Synonyms:	exploit, gain, obtain, profit, realize, subsidize, take advantage of, avail oneself of, make capital of

Main Entry:	derive
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	deduce a conclusion
Synonyms:	acquire, arrive, assume, collect, determine, develop, draw, educe, elaborate, elicit, evolve, excogitate, extract, follow, formulate, gain, gather, get, glean, infer, judge, make, make out, obtain, procure, put together, reach, receive, trace, work out
Antonyms:	create, invent

Main Entry:	drum up
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	gather support for something
Synonyms:	attract, canvass, discover, obtain, petition, round up, solicit, bid for, succeed in finding
Antonyms:	dissuade, repulse, turn off

Main Entry:	educe
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bring out, elicit
Synonyms:	come out, conclude, deduce, derive, develop, distill, drag, draw, draw out, evince, evoke, evolve, excogitate, extort, extract, gain, get, infer, milk*, obtain, procure, pull, reason, secure, wrest, wring, think out

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Main Entry:	elicit
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	draw out
Synonyms:	badger, bite, bring, bring out, bring to light, cause, derive, educe, evince, evoke, evolve, exact, extort, extract, fetch, milk, obtain, rattle, shake, squeeze, wrest, wring, arm-twist, bring forth, call forth, give rise to, put muscle on, put the arm on, shake down
Antonyms:	cover, hide, keep, repress, supress

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Main Entry:	enlist
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	sign up for responsibility
Synonyms:	admit, appoint, assign, attract, call to arms, conscript, draft, embody, employ, engage, enroll, enter, enter into, gather, get, hire, hitch, incorporate, induct, initiate, inscribe, interest, join, levy, list, mobilize, muster, oblige, obtain, place, procure, record, recruit, register, reserve, secure, serve, take on, volunteer, call up, conscribe, join up, press into service, sign on
Antonyms:	avoid, dodge, shun

Main Entry:	evolve
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	develop, progress
Synonyms:	advance, derive, disclose, educe, elaborate, emerge, enlarge, excogitate, expand, get, grow, increase, mature, obtain, open, result, ripen, unfold, work out
Antonyms:	block, decrease, halt, stop

Main Entry:	extort
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	cheat; blackmail
Synonyms:	bleed, bully, clip, coerce, demand, educe, elicit, evince, exact, extract, fleece, force, get, gouge, hold up, ice, make pay through nose, milk, obtain, pinch, pull one's leg, put screws to, put the arm on, secure, shake down, skin, soak, squeeze, stick, sting, wrench, wrest, wring

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Main Entry:	fetch
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	go get, bring in
Synonyms:	back, bear, bring, buck, call for, carry, conduct, convey, deliver, earn, elicit, escort, get, go for, gun, heel, lead, lug, make, obtain, pack, produce, realize, retrieve, ride, schlepp, sell, shoulder, transport, truck, yield, be sold for, bring back, bring to, draw forth, give rise to, piggyback, sell for, tote
Antonyms:	free, let go

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Main Entry:	gain
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	acquire, win
Synonyms:	accomplish, achieve, advance, ameliorate, annex, attain, augment, benefit, boost, bring in, build up, capture, clear, collect, complete, consummate, earn, enlarge, enlist, expand, fulfill, gather, get, glean, grow, harvest, have, improve, increase, land, make, net, obtain, overtake, parlay, perfect, pick up, procure, produce, profit, progress, promote, rack up, reach, realize, reap, score, secure, succeed, make a killing, move forward, win over
Antonyms:	exhaust, forfeit, lose, miss, pass, spend, waste

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Main Entry:	hire
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	commission for responsibility, use
Synonyms:	appoint, authorize, book, bring in, carry, charter, delegate, draft, employ, empower, engage, enlist, exploit, lease, let, obtain, occupy, pick, place, pledge, procure, promise, put on, rent, retain, secure, select, take on, utilize, add to payroll, bring on board, contract for, fill a position, find help, give a break, give job to, give work, ink, make use of, put to work, sign on, sign up, sublease, sublet, truck with
Antonyms:	discharge, fire, lay off, let go

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Main Entry:	incur
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bring upon oneself
Synonyms:	acquire, arouse, catch, contract, draw, earn, gain, get, induce, obtain, provoke, be subjected to, bring down on, expose oneself to, meet with

Main Entry:	inherit
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	gain as possession from someone's death
Synonyms:	accede, acquire, come in for, derive, get, obtain, receive, succeed, be bequeathed, be granted, be left, come into, fall heir, take over

Main Entry:	persist
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	carry on, carry through
Synonyms:	abide, continue, endure, follow through, follow up, go on, grind, insist, keep up*, last, linger, obtain, persevere, prevail, pursue, recur, remain, repeat, strive, be resolute, be stubborn, go all the way, go the limit, hold on, leave no stone unturned, perdure, perseverate, see through, stick it out, stick to guns, tough it out
Antonyms:	cease, leave, quit, stop, give up

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Main Entry:	preempt
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	take over in place of another
Synonyms:	acquire, annex, anticipate, appropriate, arrogate, assume, bump, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, obtain, seize, sequester, take, usurp, accroach

Main Entry:	prevail
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	dominate, control
Synonyms:	abound, beat, best, carry, command, conquer, domineer, gain, make out, master, obtain, overcome, overrule, predominate, prove, reign, succeed, take off, triumph, win, be common, be current, be prevalent, be usual, be victorious, be widespread, come out on top, exist generally, get there, go great guns, go places, hit pay dirt, luck out, make it, move out, preponderate
Antonyms:	lose, surrender

Main Entry:	rack up
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	achieve, gain
Synonyms:	accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, carry out, do, earn, obtain, produce, reach, realize, score, wind up, get done