Associations to the word «Procure»

Wiktionary

PROCURE, verb. (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
PROCURE, verb. (transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
PROCURE, verb. (transitive) (criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do something.
PROCURE, verb. (obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
PROCURE, verb. (obsolete) To solicit; to entreat.
PROCURE, verb. (obsolete) To cause to come; to bring; to attract.

Dictionary definition

PROCURE, verb. Get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed".
PROCURE, verb. Arrange for sexual partners for others.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.