Synonyms for procure
proʊˈkyʊər, prə-pro·cure

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1. procureverb

   Synonyms:
   obtain, purchase, buy

2. procureverb

   To acquire or obtain an item or service, sometimes rare, usually by extra effort.

   Synonyms:
   obtain, purchase, buy

3. procureverb

   To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.

   Synonyms:
   purchase, obtain, buy

4. procureverb

   To induce or persuade someone to do something.

   Synonyms:
   purchase, obtain, buy

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1. procure

   A person may obtain a situation by the intercession of friends, he procures a dinner by paying for it. Attain is a lofty word, pointing to some high or desirable result; a man attains the mountain summit, he attains honor or learning as the result of strenuous and earnest labor. Even that usage of attain which has been thought to refer to mere progress of time carries the thought of a result desired; as, to attain to old age; the man desires to live to a good old age; we should not speak of his attaining his dotage. One may attain an object that will prove not worth his labor, but what he achieves is in itself great and splendid; as, the Greeks at Marathon achieved a glorious victory. Compare DO; GET; REACH.

   Synonyms:
   accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive at, attain, compass, earn, gain, get, grasp, master, obtain, reach, secure, win

   Antonyms:
   abandon, fail, forfeit, give up, let go, lose, miss

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1. procure

   Synonyms:
   acquire, provide, gain, get, contrive, effect, reap, win, earn, bring about

   Antonyms:
   miss, lose, forfeit, misprovide, miscontrive

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1. procure, secureverb

   get by special effort

   "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"

   Synonyms:
   fasten, plug, stop up, batten down, insure, pander, guarantee, ensure, secure, assure, batten, fix, pimp

2. pander, pimp, procureverb

   arrange for sexual partners for others

   Synonyms:
   secure, pimp, gratify, pander, indulge

Matched Categories

1. • Obtain
   • Supply

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1. procureverb

   Synonyms:
   get, acquire, obtain, earn, win, achieve, gain, provide, furnish

2. procureverb

   Synonyms:
   contrive, compass, cause, effect, bring about

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1. procureverb

   Synonyms:
   get, obtain, acquire

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1. List of paraphrases for "procure":

   acquire, purchase, buy, obtain, procurement

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How to use procure in a sentence?

1. Rick Bright:

   Lives were endangered, and I believe lives were lost. Not only that, we were forced to procure the supplies from other countries without the right quality standards, so even our doctors and nurses in the hospitals today are wearing N95-marked masks from other countries that are not providing the sufficient protection that a US-standard N95 mask would provide them.

2. Michael McKinley:

   The timing of my resignation was the result of two overriding concerns : the failure in my view, of the State Department to offer support to Foreign Service employees caught up in the impeachment inquiry ; and, second, by what appears to be the utilization of our ambassadors overseas to advance domestic political objectives, to see the emerging information on the engagement of our missions to procure negative political information for domestic purposes, combined with the failure I saw in the building to provide support for our professional cadre in a particularly trying time, I think the combination was a pretty good reason to decide enough, that I had no longer a useful role to play.

3. Ambassador McKinley:

   I was disturbed by the implication that foreign governments were being approached to procure negative information on political opponents.

4. Carl Icahn:

   We could procure funds, but many shareholders are demanding that money should be used on healthcare businesses.

5. Sandeep Aggarwal:

   Why Would You Procure, Store & Sell Used Cars As A Branded Physical Dealer, If You Are Buying At A High Cost & Selling At Low.