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procure Definition


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procure
verb procured, procuring
    1. To manage to obtain something or bring it about.
      Thesaurus: get, obtain, secure, acquire, appropriate, purchase, gain, bag (slang), effect, come by, pick up, win, lay hands on; Antonym: lose.
    tr & intr
    2. To get (women or girls) to act as prostitutes.
      Thesaurus: pimp, pander, prostitute.
Derivative: procurable
adj
    Derivative: procurement
    noun
      Etymology: 13c: from Latin procurare to take care of; see pro-1 + cure.



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