procure for

  • 1procure — v. (D; tr.) to procure for * * * [prə kjʊə] (D; tr.) to procurefor …

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  • 2Procure — Pro*cure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procuring}.] [F. procurer, L. procurare, procuratum, to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura care. See {Cure}, and cf. {Proctor}, {Proxy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To bring… …

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  • 3procure — pro‧cure [prəˈkjʊə ǁ proʊˈkjʊr] verb [transitive] formal to obtain something that is needed for a particular task: • Companies in the industry reported difficulty in procuring raw materials. • Investors showed faith in Pathé s ability to procure… …

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  • 4procure — pro·cure /prə kyu̇r/ vt pro·cured, pro·cur·ing: to obtain, induce, or cause to take place pro·cur·able adj pro·cur·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 5procure — [prō kyoor′, prəkyoor′] vt. procured, procuring [ME procuren < MFr procurer, to procure < L procurare, to take care of, attend to < pro (see PRO 2) + curare, to attend to < cura, care (see CURE)] 1. to get or bring about by some… …

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  • 6procure — c.1300, bring about, cause, effect, from O.Fr. procurer (13c.), from L.L. procurare to take for, take care of, in classical Latin, manage, take care of; from pro in behalf of (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + curare care for (see CURE (Cf. cure)). Main… …

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  • 7Procure — Pro*cure , v. i. [1913 Webster] 1. To pimp. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage business for another in court. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9procure — UK [prəˈkjʊə(r)] / US [prəˈkjʊr] verb Word forms procure : present tense I/you/we/they procure he/she/it procures present participle procuring past tense procured past participle procured formal 1) [transitive] to obtain something, especially… …

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  • 10procure — pro|cure [ prə kjur ] verb FORMAL 1. ) transitive to obtain something, especially with effort or difficulty: procure something for someone/something: She asked him to procure visas for her family. procure someone something: He had endeavored to… …

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