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pro⋅cure
[proh-kyoo
r, pruh-] 
verb, -cured, -cur⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence. |
| 2. | to bring about, esp. by unscrupulous and indirect means: to procure secret documents. |
| 3. | to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to act as a procurer or pimp. |
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| pro·cure (prō-kyŏŏr', prə-) v. pro·cured, pro·cur·ing, pro·cures v. tr.
To obtain sexual partners for others. [Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, to take care of, from Latin prōcūrāre : prō-, for; see pro-1 + cūrāre, to care for (from cūra, care; see cure).] pro·cur'a·ble adj., pro·cur'ance, pro·cure'ment n. |
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Procure
Pro*cure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Procured; p. pr. & vb. n. Procuring.] [F. procurer, L. procurare, procuratum, to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura care. See Cure, and cf. Proctor, Proxy.]1. 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. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton. 2. To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause. By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach. --Robynson (More's Utopia) . Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall. --Shak. 3. To solicit; to entreat. [Obs.] The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . . Of the fair Alma greatly were procured To make there longer sojourn and abode. --Spenser. 4. To cause to come; to bring; to attract. [Obs.] What unaccustomed cause procures her hither? --Shak. 5. To obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution. Syn: See Attain.Procure
Pro*cure"\, v. i. 1. To pimp. --Shak. 2. To manage business for another in court. [Scot.]
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Language Translation for : procure
Spanish:
conseguir, obtener,
German:
besorgen,
Japanese:
得る
procure
c.1290, "bring about, cause, effect," from O.Fr. procurer (13c.), from L.L. procurare "to take for, take care of," in L., "manage, take care of," from pro- "in behalf of" + curare "care for." Main modern sense is via "taking pains to get" (1297). Meaning "to obtain (women) for sexual gratification" is attested from 1603.
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Main Entry: pro·cure
Pronunciation: pr&-'kyur
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: pro·cured; pro·cur·ing
: to obtain, induce, or cause to take place —pro·cur·able adjective —pro·cur·er noun
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