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   procure

   /prəˈkjʊə/

   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 haunted railway stations to procure young girls for immoral purposes" Similar be a pimpbe pimpinginformal:poncehustle
   • 2. persuade or cause (someone) to do something: "he procured his wife to sign the mandate for the joint account"
   • ▪ cause (something) to happen: archaic "he was charged with procuring the death of the Earl of Lancaster" Similar bring aboutcausecontriveeffect

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. procurable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • U

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