attain
at·tain (ə-tānʹ)v. at·tained, at·tain·ing, at·tainsv. tr. 1. To gain as an objective; achieve: attain a diploma by hard work. 2. To arrive at, as by virtue of persistence or the passage of time. See Synonyms at reach.v. intr. To succeed in a directed effort, process, or progression: attained to high office; eventually attained to wisdom. [Middle English atteignen, from Old French ataindre, ataign-, to reach to, from Vulgar Latin *attangere, from Latin attingere: ad-, ad- + tangere, to touch; See tag- in Indo-European Roots.] at·tain'a·bilʹi·ty or at·tainʹa·ble·ness n.at·tainʹa·ble adj.
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