procure

pro·cure

 (prō-kyo͝or′, 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.

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[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).]

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pro·cur′a·ble adj.

pro·cur′ance, pro·cure′ment n.

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procure

(prəˈkjʊə)

vb

1. (tr) to obtain or acquire; secure

2. to obtain (women or girls) to act as prostitutes

[C13: from Latin prōcūrāre to look after, from pro-¹ + cūrāre to care for]

proˈcurable adj

proˈcurance, proˈcural n

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pro•cure

(proʊˈkyʊər, prə-)

v. -cured, -cur•ing. v.t.

1. to obtain by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure secret documents.

2. to bring about, esp. by complicated or indirect means.

3. to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.

v.i.

4. to act as a procurer or pimp.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin prōcūrāre to take care of. See pro-¹, cure]

pro•cur′a•ble, adj.

pro•cure′ment, n.

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procure

Past participle: procured
Gerund: procuring

Imperative

procure

procure

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	procure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" secure suborn - procure (false testimony or perjury) obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" copyright - secure a copyright on a written work; "did you copyright your manuscript?" patent - obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?" enlist, engage - hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
	2.	procure - arrange for sexual partners for others pimp, pander cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

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procure

verb

1. obtain, get, find, buy, win, land, score (slang), gain, earn, pick up, purchase, secure, appropriate, acquire, manage to get, get hold of, come by, lay hands on It was difficult to procure food and other daily necessitites.

2. bring about, cause, effect, contrive They are still trying to procure the release of the hostages.

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procure

verb

To come into possession of:

acquire, come by, gain, get, obtain, secure, win.

Informal: land, pick up.

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Translations

يَحْصَل على، يَنالُ

opatřitzískat

skaffe

besorgenverkuppelnverschaffen

hankkia

procurercommander

útvega

ottenereprocurarepubblica accusaprocacciareprocurabile

apgādātdabūtgādātiegādātiessagādāt

oppdrive

sprokurowaćwystarać się

zaobstarať

tedarik etmek

努力取得获得

procure

[prəˈkjʊəʳ]

A. VT

1. (frm) (= obtain) → obtener, conseguir
to procure sb sth; procure sth for sb → conseguir or procurar algo para algn
to procure some relief → conseguir cierto alivio

2. (frm) (= achieve) [+ freedom] → lograr, gestionar
to procure sb's release → lograr or gestionar la liberación de algn

3. (for prostitution) → procurar

B. VI → dedicarse al proxenetismo

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procure

[prəˈkjʊə^r] vt

(= obtain) [+ food, weapons] → se procurer

[+ prostitute] → procurer

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procure

vt

(= obtain) → beschaffen, sich (dat) → verschaffen or beschaffen, besorgen; (= bring about) → bewirken, herbeiführen; to procure something for somebody/oneself → jdm/sich etw beschaffen or besorgen, etw für jdn/sich beschaffen or besorgen; to procure somebody’s release → jds Freilassung bewirken or erreichen

(for prostitution) → beschaffen (for sb jdm)

vi → Kuppelei betreiben

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procure

[prəˈkjʊəʳ] vt

a. → procurare, ottenere
to procure sb sth, to procure sth for sb → procurare qc a qn, ottenere qc per qn
I managed to procure a copy for myself → sono riuscito a procurarmene una copia

b. (prostitute) → procurare

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procure

(prəˈkjuə) verb

to get or obtain. He managed to procure a car. verkry يَحْصَل على، يَنالُ сдобивам се с obter opatřit (si) besorgen skaffe προμηθεύω, προμηθεύομαιconseguir, obtener soetama بدست آوردن hankkia procurer לְהָשִׂיג प्राप्त करना (meg)szerez mendapatkan útvega procurarsi 得る 손에 넣다 įsigyti dabūt; iegādāties; []gādāt; apgādāt mendapat verkrijgenskaffe, få tak i, oppdrivezdobyć لاسته راوړل obter a procura, a face rost de приобретать zaobstarať (si) preskrbeti obezbediti skaffa [fram] จัดหามา tedarik etmek (努力)取得，獲得 діставати; добувати حاصل کرنا kiếm （努力）取得，获得

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procure

v. procurar, tratar de obtener.

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