procureverb
uk/prəˈkjʊər/us/prəˈkjʊr/formal[ T ] to get something, especially after an effort:
She's managed somehow to procure his phone number.
[ + two objects ] He'd procured us seats in the front row.
[ I or T ] to get a prostitute for someone else to have sex with
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- draw
- fill
- get sth out of sth
- glom onto sth/sb
- go to sb
- grasp
- obtain
- pick
- pick sth up
- score
- secure
- snatch at sth
- target
- wangle
- wrest
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