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pro⋅cure

  [proh-kyoor, pruh-] verb, -cured, -cur⋅ing.
Use procure in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME procuren < L prōcūrāre to take care of. See pro- 1 , cure

Related forms:
pro⋅cure⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. gain, win. See get. 2. contrive. 4. pander, pimp.

Antonyms:
1. lose.
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pro·cure   (prō-kyŏŏr', prə-)   
v.   pro·cured, pro·cur·ing, pro·cures

v.   tr.

  1. To get by special effort; obtain or acquire: managed to procure a pass.

  2. To bring about; effect: procure a solution to a knotty problem.

  3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another.

v.   intr.
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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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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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