- (transitive) to obtain or acquire; secure
- to obtain (women or girls) to act as prostitutes
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•cure /proʊˈkyʊr, prə-/USA pronunciation
v., -cured, -cur•ing.
pro•cure•ment, n. [uncountable]checking government procurement contracts.
pro•cur•er, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to obtain (something) by care or effort:[~ + object]to procure secret documents.
- to obtain (a person) for prostitution: [~ + object]procuring young prostitutes.[no object]arrested for procuring.
pro•cure•ment, n. [uncountable]checking government procurement contracts.
pro•cur•er, n. [countable]
pro•cure
(prō kyŏŏr′, prə-),USA pronunciation v., -cured, -cur•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
pro•cure′ment, n.
v.t.
- to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means:to procure evidence.
- to bring about, esp. by unscrupulous and indirect means:to procure secret documents.
- to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.
v.i.
- to act as a procurer or pimp.
- Latin prōcūrāre to take care of. See pro-1, cure
- Middle English procuren 1250–1300
- 1. gain, win. See get. 2. contrive. 4. pander, pimp.
- 1. lose.
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procure /prəˈkjʊə/ vb
'procure' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bribe
- conquest
- down
- extradite
- fly
- jack up
- logroll
- pro-
- proxy
- Redmond
- win
- busk
- dialyze
- earn
- front money
- gain
- get
- have
- insure
- lobby
- make
- match
- mobile
- nonprocurement
- obtain
- peace offering
- procurable
- procurance
- procuration
- procurer
- provide
- purchase
- take
- secure
- self-procurement
- slave
- squeeze
- sumptuary