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procure

pro·cure [ prō kyr, prə kyr ] (past and past participle pro·cured, present participle pro·cur·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·cures)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb acquire something: to obtain something, especially by effort

2. transitive and intransitive verb provide prostitutes: to provide somebody for prostitution

[13th century. Via French< Latin procurare "take care of, manage" < curare "care for"]

pro·cur·a·ble adjective
pro·cur·al noun
pro·cur·ance noun
pro·cure·ment noun
pro·cur·er noun

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