Definitions for procureproʊˈkyʊər, prə-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pro•cureproʊˈkyʊər, prə-(v.)-cured, -cur•ing.
(v.t.)to obtain by care, effort, or the use of special means:
to procure secret documents.
to bring about, esp. by complicated or indirect means.
to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.
(v.i.)to act as a procurer or pimp.
Origin of procure:
1250–1300; ME < L prōcūrāre to take care of. See pro -1, cure
pro•cure′ment(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
procure, secure(verb)
get by special effort
"He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
pander, pimp, procure(verb)
arrange for sexual partners for others
Wiktionary
procure(Verb)
To acquire or obtain an item or service, sometimes rare, usually by extra effort.
procure(Verb)
To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
procure(Verb)
To induce or persuade someone to do something.
Origin: procurer, from Late procurare, from pro- with curare.
Webster Dictionary
Procure(verb)
to bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan
Procure(verb)
to contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause
Procure(verb)
to solicit; to entreat
Procure(verb)
to cause to come; to bring; to attract
Procure(verb)
to obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution
Procure(verb)
to pimp
Procure(verb)
to manage business for another in court
Translations for procure
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verkryAfrikaans
- يَحْصَل على، يَنالُArabic
- сдобивам се сBulgarian
- obterPortuguese (BR)
- opatřit (si)Czech
- besorgenGerman
- skaffeDanish
- προμηθεύω, προμηθεύομαιGreek
- conseguir, obtenerSpanish
- soetamaEstonian
- بدست آوردنFarsi
- hankkiaFinnish
- (se) procurerFrench
- לְהָשִׂיגHebrew
- प्राप्त करनाHindi
- (meg)szerezHungarian
- mendapatkanIndonesian
- útvegaIcelandic
- procurarsiItalian
- 得るJapanese
- 손에 넣다Korean
- įsigytiLithuanian
- dabūt; iegādāties; []gādāt; apgādātLatvian
- mendapatMalay
- verkrijgenDutch
- skaffe, få tak i, oppdriveNorwegian
- zdobyćPolish
- بدست آوردنPersian
- لاسته راوړلPashto
- obterPortuguese
- a procura, a face rost deRomanian
- приобретатьRussian
- zaobstarať (si)Slovak
- preskrbetiSlovenian
- obezbeditiSerbian
- skaffa [fram]Swedish
- จัดหามาThai
- tedarik etmekTurkish
- (努力)取得，獲得Chinese (Trad.)
- діставати; добуватиUkrainian
- حاصل کرناUrdu
- kiếmVietnamese
- （努力）取得，获得Chinese (Simp.)
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