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At*tain" (ăt*t&ā;n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attained (-t&ā;nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Attaining.] [Of. atteinen, atteignen, atainen, OF. ateindre, ataindre, F. atteindre, fr. L. attingere; ad + tangere to touch, reach. See Tangent, and cf. Attinge, Attaint.] 1. To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass; as, to attain rest.
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Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the means?
Abp. Tillotson.
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2. To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire. [Obs. with a material object.] Chaucer.
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3. To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain. [Obs.]
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Not well attaining his meaning.
Fuller.
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4. To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at. “Canaan he now attains.” Milton.
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5. To overtake. [Obs.] Bacon.
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6. To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.
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Syn. -- To Attain, Obtain, Procure. Attain always implies an effort toward an object. Hence it is not synonymous with obtain and procure, which do not necessarily imply such effort or motion. We procure or obtain a thing by purchase or loan, and we obtain by inheritance, but we do not attain it by such means.
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At*tain", v. i. 1. To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.
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If by any means they might attain to Phenice.
Acts xxvii. 12.
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Nor nearer might the dogs attain.
Sir W. Scott.
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To see your trees attain to the dignity of timber.
Cowper.
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Few boroughs had as yet attained to power such as this.
J. R. Green.
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2. To come or arrive, by an effort of mind.
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Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not attain unto it.
Ps. cxxxix. 6.
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At*tain", n. Attainment. [Obs.]
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