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verb

Procure v. t. (past & past part. procured; pres. part. procuring)

1.

To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan. "If we procure not to ourselves more woe."

2.

To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause. "By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach." "Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall."

3.

To solicit; to entreat. (Obs.) "The famous Briton prince and faery knight,... Of the fair Alma greatly were procured To make there longer sojourn and abode."

4.

To cause to come; to bring; to attract. (Obs.) "What unaccustomed cause procures her hither?"

5.

To obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution.

Synonyms: See Attain.

Procure v. i.

1.

To pimp.

2.

To manage business for another in court. (Scot.)

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... seem incredible to one who has not seen them, so ornate are they all, so commodious, and built with so little regard for expense; which was done by many, without a doubt, in order to please the Pope, seeing that even by such means do many contrive to procure favours for themselves, flattering the humour of Princes; and this is a thing not otherwise than worthy of praise, for it contributes to the convenience, advantage, and pleasure of the ...

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... wilderness!" he said, softly. "The gates of art should all open to you. Why should you play to rustic bumpkins, when the world of fashion would gladly receive you? I am a poor prophet if you would not be a success in town. It is not always easy to get a hearing, to procure an audience, but means could be found. Soon your name would be on every one's lips. Your art is fresh. The jaded world likes freshness. The cynical town runs to artless art as an antidote to its own poison. Most of the players are wrinkled and worn. A young face ...

— The Strollers • Frederic S. Isham

... to be questioned but that the Laying on of Hands is a most Divine institution: yet it is not all the Bishops' hands in the world, laid upon a man, if he be either notoriously ignorant or dismally poor, that can procure him any hearty and lasting respect. For though we find that some of the disciples of CHRIST that carried on and established the great designs of the Gospel, were persons of ordinary employments and education: yet we see ...

— An English Garner - Critical Essays & Literary Fragments • Edited by Professor Arber and Thomas Seccombe

... but rather a pleasure. They enjoyed fighting each other just as men at the present day enjoy hunting wild beasts in the forest; and that chieftain was regarded as the greatest and most glorious who could procure for his retainers the greatest amount of this sort of pleasure, provided always that his abilities as a leader were such that they could have their full share of victory in the contests that ensued. It was only the ...

— Richard II - Makers of History • Jacob Abbott

... banks, and when the water of these springs reaches the lake, it coagulates into hard salt like ice. From these salt springs, Sartach and Baatu draw large revenues; as people come from all parts of Russia to procure salt, and for each cart-load, they pay two webs of cotton cloth, equal in value to half an yperpera. Many vessels come likewise by sea for salt, all of which pay tribute, in proportion to the quantities which they carry away. On the third day after leaving Soldaia, we fell in with the Tartars, ...

— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 1 • Robert Kerr

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