procure

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to manage, administer”), from prō (“on behalf of”) + cūrō (“to care for”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəˈkjʊə/, /pɹəˈkjɔː/ (General American) IPA(key): /pɹəˈkjʊɹ/, /pɹəˈkjɝ/ Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ) === Verb === procure (third-person singular simple present procures, present participle procuring, simple past and past participle procured) (transitive) To acquire or obtain. Synonyms: get, gain, acquire, attain, obtain; see also Thesaurus:acquire (transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else. Synonyms: buy, pander, pimp, purchase (transitive, criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do something. Synonyms: convince, entice, prevail upon, put someone up to something; see also Thesaurus:persuade (obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause. Synonyms: devise, effectuate, implement (obsolete) To solicit; to entreat. Synonyms: beseech, plead, supplicate (obsolete) To cause to come; to bring; to attract. Synonym: draw ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “procure”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === crouper == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁɔ.kyʁ/ Homophones: procurent, procures === Verb === procure inflection of procurer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /proˈku.re/ Rhymes: -ure Hyphenation: pro‧cù‧re === Noun === procure f plural of procura == Middle English == === Verb === procure alternative form of procuren == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pro‧cu‧re === Verb === procure inflection of procurar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾoˈkuɾe/ [pɾoˈku.ɾe] Rhymes: -uɾe Syllabification: pro‧cu‧re === Verb === procure inflection of procurar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative