Learn English – Word meaning: “The act of taking/obtaining that of which is rightly yours, but you’ve never had.”

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Other examples include:
"Liberating oneself by obtaining a right or value one deserves, but has never had."
"To have the ability to do something for the first time."

Something like secure, capture, or seize, except case specific and all encompassing.

Is there a word for this? Thanks!

Best Answer

Attain:

verb (used with object)
1. to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:

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Obtain was suggested in the OP, but it is a better choice:

early 15c., from Middle French obtenir "acquire, obtain" (14c.), from Latin obtinere "hold, hold fast, take hold of, get possession of, acquire," from ob "to" (though perhaps intensive in this case; see ob-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet).

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