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procure — pro‧cure [prəˈkjʊə ǁ proʊˈkjʊr] verb [transitive] formal to obtain something that is needed for a particular task: • Companies in the industry reported difficulty in procuring raw materials. • Investors showed faith in Pathé s ability to procure… … Financial and business terms
procure — [prō kyoor′, prəkyoor′] vt. procured, procuring [ME procuren < MFr procurer, to procure < L procurare, to take care of, attend to < pro (see PRO 2) + curare, to attend to < cura, care (see CURE)] 1. to get or bring about by some… … English World dictionary
procure — UK [prəˈkjʊə(r)] / US [prəˈkjʊr] verb Word forms procure : present tense I/you/we/they procure he/she/it procures present participle procuring past tense procured past participle procured formal 1) [transitive] to obtain something, especially… … English dictionary
procure — pro|cure [ prə kjur ] verb FORMAL 1. ) transitive to obtain something, especially with effort or difficulty: procure something for someone/something: She asked him to procure visas for her family. procure someone something: He had endeavored to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
procure — procurement, n. /proh kyoor , preuh /, v., procured, procuring. v.t. 1. to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence. 2. to bring about, esp. by unscrupulous and indirect means: to procure secret documents. 3 … Universalium
procure — [c]/prəˈkjʊə / (say pruh kyoouh) verb (procured, procuring) –verb (t) 1. to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence. 2. to effect; cause; bring about, especially by unscrupulous or indirect means: to… …
procure — verb (procured; procuring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French procurer, from Late Latin procurare, from Latin, to take care of, from pro for + cura care Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to get possession of ; obtain by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
procure — pro•cure [[t]proʊˈkyʊər, prə [/t]] v. cured, cur•ing 1) to obtain by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure secret documents[/ex] 2) to bring about, esp. by complicated or indirect means 3) to obtain (a person) for the purpose of… … From formal English to slang
procure — v.tr. 1 obtain, esp. by care or effort; acquire (managed to procure a copy). 2 bring about (procured their dismissal). 3 (also absol.) obtain (women) for prostitution. Derivatives: procurable adj. procural n. procurement n. Etymology: ME f. OF… … Useful english dictionary
procure — verb /prəˈkjʊə,proʊˈkjʊr,prəˈkjʊr/ a) To acquire or obtain an item or service, sometimes rare, usually by extra effort. b) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else. Syn: obtain, buy, purchase See Also … Wiktionary
