PROCURE


Meaning of PROCURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prə-ˈkyu̇r, prō- ]

verb

( pro·cured ; pro·cur·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French procurer, from Late Latin procurare, from Latin, to take care of, from pro- for + cura care

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to get possession of : obtain by particular care and effort

b. : to get and make available for promiscuous sexual intercourse

2. : bring about , achieve

procured the prisoner's release

intransitive verb

: to procure women

• pro·cur·able -ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.