procure
IPA: proʊkjˈʊr
verb
- (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
- (transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
- (transitive, criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do something.
- (obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
- (obsolete) To solicit; to entreat.
- (obsolete) To cause to come; to bring; to attract.
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Examples of "procure" in Sentences
- It was the only way I could procure the username.
- Government procurement in the United States is official.
- Hussman also worked to procure newsprint for the military.
- The procurement of suitable staff is to operate the machine.
- Procedure for the procurement from the domestic tariff area.
- He managed to procure the freedom of five of these prisoners.
- He was the man in charge of the procurement of comfort women.
- The WTO wants to procure it but the Order wants to destroy it.
- It is used for the procurement and production of technical publications.
- The executive director was authorized to procure the necessary resources.