procure
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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.
[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.
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
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.
pro•cur′a•ble, adj.
pro•cure′ment, n.
procure
Past participle: procured
Gerund: procuring
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Verb | 1. | procure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" 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?" |
2. | procure - arrange for sexual partners for others |
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.
procure
verbTranslations
يَحْصَل على، يَنالُ
opatřitzískat
skaffe
hankkia
útvega
apgādātdabūtgādātiegādātiessagādāt
sprokurowaćwystarać się
zaobstarať
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
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
to procure sb's release → lograr or gestionar la liberación de algn
3. (for prostitution) → procurar
B. VI → dedicarse al proxenetismo
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)
procure
(prəˈkjuə) verb to get or obtain. He managed to procure a car.
procure
v. procurar, tratar de obtener.