English Explanatory Dictionary

procure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To acquire or obtain.
To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
To induce or persuade someone to do something.
To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
To solicit; to entreat.
To cause to come; to bring; to attract.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈkjʊə/ /pɹəˈkjɔː/ /pɹəˈkjʊɹ/ /pɹəˈkjɝ/ en-us-procure.ogg en-au-procure.ogg

Word forms

procure procures procuring procured no-table-tags glossary procurest procuredst procureth

Etymology

From Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to manage, administer”), from prō (“on behalf of”) + cūrō (“to care for”).

Synonyms

get gain acquire attain obtain achieve collect earn find gather procure score win buy pander pimp purchase convince entice prevail upon put someone up to something bring round convict draw gain over persuade push suade talk around talk over wash with win over devise effectuate implement beseech plead supplicate

Related words

procurement procurer procuress proxy

Derived words

misprocure procurable procuracy procurator procure to pay reprocure unprocured

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