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   Pro·cure

   /prəˈkyo͝or/

   

   verb

   • 1. obtain (something), especially with care or effort: "food procured for the rebels" Similar obtainacquiregetfindcome bysecurepick upget possession ofbuypurchaseinformal:get hold ofget one's hands onget one's mitts on
   • ▪ obtain (someone) as a prostitute for another person: "he was charged with procuring a minor" Similar be a pimpbe pimpinginformal:poncehustle
   • 2. persuade or cause (someone) to do something: "he procured his wife to sign the agreement"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French procurer, from Latin procurare ‘take care of, manage’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + curare ‘see to’.

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   • 1. procurable adjective

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   What does procure mean?

   • verb (used with object),pro·cured, pro·cur·ing. to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence. to bring about, especially by unscrupulous and indirect means: to procure secret documents. to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution. verb (used without object),pro·cured, pro·cur·ing.

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   How many meanings does the verb procure have?

   • There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb procure, 13 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. procure has developed meanings and uses in subjects including How common is the verb procure? How is the verb procure pronounced? Where does the verb procure come from?

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   Where does the word procure come from?

   • From Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Late Latin prōcūrāre, present active infinitive of Latin prōcūrō (“I manage, administer”), from prō (“on behalf of”) + cūrō (“I care for”) . procure (third-person singular simple present procures, present participle procuring, simple past and past participle procured)

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   What does procure Saber mean?

   • They never procure them without exertion, and they never indulge in them without apprehension. The name of the group, paradoxically, is procure Saber, which in Portuguese means, Seek to Know. What about people who had attempted to farm, but been stymied by their inability to procure government loans?

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   Procure definition: to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means. See examples of PROCURE used in a sentence.

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   procure /prəˈkjɚ/ verb

   procures; procured; procuring

   procure

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   /prəˈkjɚrəbəl/ adjective

   •easily procurable goods

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   /prəˈkjɚmənt/ noun [noncount]

   •the procurement of materials and supplies

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   /prəˈkjɚrɚ/ noun, plural procurers [count]

   •The company is the largest procurer of building materials in the area.

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   Nov 22, 2023 · procure (third-person singular simple present procures, present participle procuring, simple past and past participle procured) ( transitive) To acquire or obtain . ( transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else. ( transitive, criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do something.

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   procure meaning: to obtain something that is difficult to get. Learn more.

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   Distinctive Meanings of Procure to get possession of (something) : to obtain (something) by particular care and effort; to bring about or achieve (something) by care and effort… See the full definition

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    What does the verb procure mean? There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb procure, 13 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. procure has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (Middle English) economics and commerce (Middle English) See meaning & use.