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procure verb [ prəˈkjʊə ]

• obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
• "food procured for the rebels"
Similar: obtain, acquire, get, find, come by, secure, pick up, get possession of, buy, purchase, get hold of, get one's hands on, get one's mitts on,
• persuade or cause (someone) to do something.
• "he procured his wife to sign the mandate for the joint account"
Origin: Middle English: from Old French procurer, from Latin procurare ‘take care of, manage’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + curare ‘see to’.


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