procurar
Meaning
- (catenative) to try, to attempt, to endeavor
- to make sure, to assure
- to obtain, to acquire
- to work as a procurator (attorney or agent)
- (reflexive) to secure
Concepts
cause to take place
purvey
result in
strive for
try to
act as agent
act as go-between
seek to
take step to
apply for
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pro‧cu‧rar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɾokuˈɾaɾ/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to manage, to administer”), from Latin prāre + cūrō. Cognate with English procure.
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