procurar

Meaning

  1. (catenative) to try, to attempt, to endeavor
  2. to make sure, to assure
  3. to obtain, to acquire
  4. to work as a procurator (attorney or agent)
  5. (reflexive) to secure

Frequency

31k
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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