procure

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
  2. (transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
  3. (transitive) 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.

Synonyms

obtain
C1
get
A1
acquire
C2
earn
B2
gain
B2
secure
B2
pimp
C1
pander
44k
purchase
C1
🛍️
cause
A1
buy
A1
🛍️
derive
31k
provide
B2
win
A2
supply
B2
book
A1
📖
have
A1

purvey

command
B1
come by
tell
A1
dictate
C2
collect
B2
fuel
B2
furnish
24k
garner
C2
gather
B2
get into
give rise to
hire
B2
hold
A1
identify
B2
incur
31k
inflict
C2
make
A1
mate
A2
🧉
occasion
B2
order
A1
organize
C1
pair
B1
pose
C1
possess
C1
produce
B2
provoke
C1
pull in
raise
B1
realize
A2
reap
C2
receive
B1

result in

Translations

procurare
procurer
procurar
verstrekken
beschaffen
🛍️
verschaffen
aanschaffen
🛍️
uitreiken
ottenere
obter
adquirir
obtenir
vermitteln
procacciare

προμηθεύω

Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˈkjʊə/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
procuren
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”).

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