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procure
[proh-kyoor, pruh-]
verb (used with object)
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means.
to procure evidence.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:to bring about, especially by unscrupulous and indirect means.
to procure secret documents.
Synonyms:to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.
verb (used without object)
to act as a procurer or pimp.
Synonyms: ,
procure
/ əˈʊə /
verb
(tr) to obtain or acquire; secure
to obtain (women or girls) to act as prostitutes
Other 51Թ Forms
- procurement noun
- self-procured adjective
- self-procuring adjective
- unprocured adjective
- ˈܰ adjective
- ˈܰԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of procure1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Attorney’s Office of knowingly conspiring to use information protected by attorney-client privilege, including information procured from one of Kelly’s cellmates.
She also alleged a network of employees helped procure drugs for the lengthy encounters, known as "hotel nights" or "freak-offs", that left her in pain and with frequent infections.
Starting in November 2023, Miller and Cui allegedly procured U.S. defense articles, including air defense radar, drones, missiles and cryptographic devices in order to unlawfully export them from the U.S. to China.
She later alleged that she procured drugs for Ms Ventura, and that the R&B singer paid her for them.
I started procuring material and working with writers and learning how to develop them.
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When To Use
To procure something is to obtain or get it, especially through special means or extra effort.The word is especially used in the context of the formal, official process of purchasing and obtaining materials, supplies, or equipment, particularly in the context of business or government.The noun form procurement most commonly refers to this process. Many large companies and government agencies have a procurement department that handles the ordering and acquisition of supplies. Such a department is often simply referred to as procurement, as in You’ll have to ask procurement to order those materials. Procurement can also be used in a general way to refer to the act or process of procuring in any context.Example: It took me a few months to track it down, but I was able to procure that rare book for her birthday.
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