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Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ădeptĭo: ōnis, f. adipiscor,
I an obtaining, attainment: nos beatam vitam non depulsione mali, sed adeptione boni judicemus, Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 41: bonorum (opp., malorum evitatio), Quint. 5, 10, 33: alicujus commodi, Cic. Part. Or. 32, 113.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

ădeptĭō, ōnis, f. (adipiscor), acquisition : Cic. Part. 113 ; Domo 36 ; Fin. 2, 41.