procure

1 get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" [syn: secure]

2 arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: pander, pimp]

English

Pronunciation

• a RP /prəˈkjʊə/, /pr@"kjU@/
• a US /proʊˈkjʊr/|/prəˈkjʊr/

Verb

1. To acquire or obtain an item, sometimes rare, usually by extra effort.

Synonyms

• (1): obtain
• (2): buy, purchase

Translations

Related terms

• procurement
• procurer
• procuress

Italian

Noun

procure

1. Plural of procura

accomplish, acquire, annex, appropriate, argue into, arouse, bag, be seized of, bring, bring about, bring around, bring back, bring forth, bring on, bring out, bring to light, buy, buy back, buy in, buy into, buy off, buy on credit, buy up, call for, call forth, call out, call up, capture, carry, catch, cause, chase after, come by, come in for, come into, compass, complete a purchase, contract, contrive, convince, corner, corral, decide, deduce, derive, determine, dispose, drag down, drag out, draw, draw down, draw forth, draw in, draw on, draw out, earn, educe, effect, elicit, engage, engross, enlist, enter into possession, evoke, fetch, fetch and carry, find, gain, get, get from, get out of, get to do, go after, go and get, go fetch, go for, go get, go to get, harvest, have, incline, induce, influence, inspire, instigate, interest in, land, lead, lure, make, make a buy, monopolize, motivate, net, obtain, pander, persuade, pick up, pimp, prevail, produce, prompt, prostitute, provoke, pull down, purchase, reap, rebuy, regrate, repurchase, requisition, retrieve, rouse, run after, sack, score, secure, shag, stimulate, summon forth, summon up, superinduce, sway, take, tempt, wangle, wangle out of, win, win over, winkle out, worm out, worm out of