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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Procure \Pro*cure"\, v. i.
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To pimp. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To manage business for another in court. [Scot.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Procure \Pro*cure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Procured; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Procuring.] [F. procurer, L. procurare, procuratum,
     to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura
     care. See Cure, and cf. Proctor, Proxy.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to
        come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's
        self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any
        means, as by purchase or loan.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By all means possible they procure to have gold and
              silver among them in reproach.        --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia) .
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To solicit; to entreat. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . .
              Of the fair Alma greatly were procured
              To make there longer sojourn and abode. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To cause to come; to bring; to attract. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What unaccustomed cause procures her hither? --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: See Attain.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Procure \Pro*cure"\, v. i.
     1. To pimp. --Shak.
  
     2. To manage business for another in court. [Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Procure \Pro*cure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Procured; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Procuring.] [F. procurer, L. procurare, procuratum,
     to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura
     care. See Cure, and cf. Proctor, Proxy.]
     1. To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to
        come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's
        self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any
        means, as by purchase or loan.
  
              If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton.
  
     2. To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
  
              By all means possible they procure to have gold and
              silver among them in reproach.        --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia) .
  
              Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall. --Shak.
  
     3. To solicit; to entreat. [Obs.]
  
              The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . . Of
              the fair Alma greatly were procured To make there
              longer sojourn and abode.             --Spenser.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  procure
       v 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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pro-cure
     a.
     In support of a cure, especially in opposition to anti-cure
  movements.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  procure
     Italian n.
     (plural of it procura)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: procurar)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To acquire or obtain.
     2 (lb en transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody
  else.
     3 (lb en transitive criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do
  something.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pro-cure
     a.
     In support of a cure, especially in opposition to anti-cure
  movements.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  procure
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To acquire or obtain.
     2 (lb en transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody
  else.
     3 (lb en transitive criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do
  something.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pro-cure
     a.
     In support of a cure, especially in opposition to anti-cure
  movements.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  procure
     Italian n.
     (plural of it procura)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: procurar)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To acquire or obtain.
     2 (lb en transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody
  else.
     3 (lb en transitive criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do
  something.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pro-cure
     a.
     In support of a cure, especially in opposition to anti-cure
  movements.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  procure
     Italian n.
     (plural of it procura)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: procurar)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To acquire or obtain.
     2 (lb en transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody
  else.
     3 (lb en transitive criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do
  something.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  procure
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 p rocur e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  procure
     Engelska vb.
     ackvirera, förvärva, anskaffa (särskilt kunder); ordna (fram)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Procure /pɹəkjˈʊə/
  حصّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  procure //pɹəˈkjɔː// //pɹəˈkjɝ// //pɹəˈkjʊə// //pɹəˈkjʊɹ// 
  1. получавам, набавям си
  to acquire or obtain an item or service
  2. своднича
  to obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else