procure
- (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
- (transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
- (transitive) To induce or persuade someone to do something.
- (obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
- (obsolete) To solicit; to entreat.
- (obsolete) To cause to come; to bring; to attract.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˈkjʊə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to manage, administer”), from prō (“on behalf of”) + cūrō (“to care for”).
purvey
result in
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