obtineo

obtineō (opt-) tinuī, tentus, ēre

ob+teneo, to hold fast, have, occupy, possess, preserve, keep, maintain : quas (regiones) Suebi obtinerent, Cs.: Galliam armis, L.: cum imperio Hispaniam citeriorem, be governor in : ex quā insulā nummus nullus, me obtinente, erogabatur, during my administration.—To maintain, keep, preserve, uphold : ad obtinendos exercitūs evocari, Cs.: necessitudinem cum publicanis: pol Crito antiquom obtines, your old self , T.: causam, maintain , Cs.: noctem insequentem eadem caligo obtinuit, prevailed during , L.: quae (fama) plerosque obtinet, is generally accepted , S.: quod fama obtinuit, L.: proverbi locum, i. e. to become proverbial : numerum deorum, be numbered among : pontem, would not yield , L.— To assert, maintain, show, prove, demonstrate : possumus hoc teste . . . quod dicimus, obtinere?: duas contrarias sententias.— To get possession of, gain, acquire, obtain : malas causas, gained : Romani si rem obtinuerint, gained the victory , Cs.— To bring about, bring to pass, obtain : ut consulerentur patres, L.