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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, especially 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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Procured
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Related forms
pro·cure·ment, noun
self-pro·cured, adjective
self-pro·cur·ing, adjective
un·pro·cured, adjective
Antonyms
1. lose.
1. lose.
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Example Sentences
- About seven years ago the society procured a male and a female polar bear, which were considered fine specimens.
- People procured their own office computers, each set up with a different configuration.
- To someone who has never procured a live sheep, it seemed a remarkably rapid transaction.
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Word Origin & History
procure
late 13c., "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" (c.1300). Meaning "to obtain (women) for sexual gratification"
EXPANDis attested from c.1600.
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