• optineō

From ob- +‎ teneō (“hold; restrain”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɔpˈtɪ.ne.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [obˈtiː.ne.o]

obtineō (present infinitive obtinēre, perfect active obtinuī, supine obtentum); second conjugation

1. to have, occupy, possess, hold, obtain

   Synonyms: habeō, possideō, teneō, comprehendō, capiō, obsideō, occupō, compleō

   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.1:

     Eorum una pars, quam Gallos obtinere dictum est

     Another part of the country, which has already been said to contain the Gauls.

2. to preserve, keep, maintain, uphold; persist in

   Synonyms: teneō, servō, retineō, contineō, cū̆stōdiō

   • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 817:

     MȲSĪS: Ō, optime hospes! Pol, Crītō, antīquum obtinēs.

     MYSIS: Oh, most welcome guest! Bless you, Crito, you’re as dear as ever.
     (More literally: you maintain your cherished old ways.)

3. to assert, show, prove, demonstrate, maintain

   Synonyms: affirmō, aiō, firmō, contendō, fīgō

4. 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

5. to maintain oneself, prevail, succeed, last, stand, continue

   Synonyms: impetrō, perpetrō, ēvincō

• obtentiō
• obtentus
• obtinēns
• obtinentia

• “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^[1], 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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016