reattainv.
/ˌriːəˈteɪn/, U.S. /ˌriəˈteɪn/ transitive. To attain again; to regain.
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the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > again or back
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1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres iv. lvii. sig. Xv And gote, and lost and reattaines againe That which againe was lost.
1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. iv. 251 He had taken such precautions as would for ever prevent his re-attaining any formidable degree of power.
1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xvi. 211 Sin's source, and the means Whereby perfection reattained, and men And angels joined in bliss with God.
1889 N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 187 The mass of refugees was so enormous that, twelve years afterwards, this part of Germany had not re-attained a population as large as it had possessed before 1849!
1900 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 193 303 At dawn the creatures are still pale, but gradually darken, until about sunrise the normal deep colour is re-attained.
1956 Times 11 June 12/6 All the time you are wondering how to re-attain the tranquil frame of mind you acquired in the train but which has since slipped from you.
2006 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 20 Aug. (Seven Days section) 4 She pushed herself to get back in to competition, but never quite reattained the quality of performance she once had.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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