procure
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See also procuré
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old French procurer, from Late Latin procurare (“to take for, take care of, manage”), from pro- (“in behalf of”) with curare (“care for”).
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procure (third-person singular simple present procures, present participle procuring, simple past and past participle procured)
- (transitive) To acquire or obtain an item or service, sometimes rare, usually by extra effort.
- (transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
- (transitive, criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do something.
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To acquire or obtain an item or service, sometimes rare, usually by extra effort
To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else
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To induce or persuade someone to do something
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[edit] References
- “procure” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
[edit] French
[edit] Verb
procure
- first-person singular present indicative of procurer
- third-person singular present indicative of procurer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of procurer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of procurer
- second-person singular imperative of procurer
[edit] Italian
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procure f.
- Plural form of procura.
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
procure (infinitive procurar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of procurar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of procurar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of procurar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of procurar.
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