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pro·cure    Audio Help   [proh-kyoor, pruh-] Pronunciation Key verb, -cured, -cur·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
2.to bring about, esp. by unscrupulous and indirect means: to procure secret documents.
3.to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.
–verb (used without object)
4.to act as a procurer or pimp.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME procuren < L prōcūrāre to take care of. See pro-1, cure]

—Related forms
pro·cure·ment, noun

—Synonyms 1. gain, win. See get. 2. contrive. 4. pander, pimp.
—Antonyms 1. lose.
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