The verb obtain has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (118) obtain -- (come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?")
2. (18) receive, get, find, obtain, incur -- (receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions")
3. (1) prevail, hold, obtain -- (be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds")