Definition of attain

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Attain (v. t.) To overtake.

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Ripe :: Ripe (superl.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as, ripe grain..
Collapse :: Collapse (v. i.) To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance..
Attainable :: Attainable (a.) Obtainable.
Agave :: Agave (n.) A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed.
Regimen :: Regimen (n.) a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with hygiene..
Attaint :: Attaint (v.) A stain or taint; disgrace. See Taint.
Perfection :: Perfection (n.) The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence; maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in perfection..
Magnality :: Magnality (n.) A great act or event; a great attainment.
Reattainment :: Reattainment (n.) The act of reattaining.
Attaint :: Attaint (p. p.) Attainted; corrupted.
Attainable :: Attainable (a.) Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object.
Attaint :: Attaint (v. t.) To attain; to get act; to hit.
Attainting :: Attainting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Attain.
Foil :: Foil (n.) Failure of success when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
Attainability :: Attainability (n.) The quality of being attainable; attainableness.
Aspirant :: Aspirant (n.) One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment.
Tantalism :: Tantalism (n.) A punishment like that of Tantalus; a teasing or tormenting by the hope or near approach of good which is not attainable; tantalization.
Attainted :: Attainted (imp. & p. p.) of Attain.
Maximum :: Maximum (a.) Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat..
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