procure

Meaning

1. To acquire or obtain.
2. To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
3. To induce or persuade someone to do something.
4. (obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
5. (obsolete) To solicit; to entreat.
6. (obsolete) To cause to come; to bring; to attract.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈkjʊə/

Etymology

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