obtainment C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /əbˈteɪnmənt/ UK /əbˈteɪnmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of acquiring or securing something The obtainment of a visa proved harder than the trip itself. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of acquiring or... acquisitionprocurementattainmentsecuring ↔ Opposites lossforfeiture Word family Related forms obtainobtainerobtainable Etymology AI details From obtain (from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere, 'to hold, possess') plus the noun suffix -ment. obtinere Latin tenere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # obtainment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əbˈteɪnmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /əbˈteɪnmənt/ ## Meanings 1. the act of acquiring or securing something ## Examples - The obtainment of a visa proved harder than the trip itself. ## Synonyms - acquisition - procurement - attainment - securing ## Antonyms - loss - forfeiture ## Related Forms - obtain - obtainer - obtainable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: obtinere - Root: tenere ## Etymology From obtain (from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere, 'to hold, possess') plus the noun suffix -ment. ## AI Etymology Obtainment is from obtain (from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere, 'to hold, possess') plus the noun suffix -ment. Important recorded forms include obtinere (Latin) and tenere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the act of acquiring or securing something. The wider family includes related words such as obtain, obtainer, and obtainable. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown