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. Pindar:

   I hate the miser, whose unsocial breast Locks from the world his useless stores. Wealth by the bounteous only is enjoyed, Whose treasures, in diffusive good employed, The rich return of fame and friends procure, And ?gainst a sad reverse a safe retreat secure.

2. Jenny Higgins:

   Someone might look into alternatives such as herbs, spend time trying to gather information, procure that substance, take the herb, take it again, take it again, and by then, they are later in gestation and maybe even less likely to be able to access effective methods, there's a real-time constraint here.

3. The Times:

   Ms. Brown described herself in an interview as a government contractor — ‘almost like a broker,’ she said — who does not keep employees or specialize in any field but is able to procure subcontracted work as needed, and get a cut of the money along the way. She claims a fashion line and has several self-published books, and describes herself on Twitter as ‘A Diva, Mogul, Author, Idealist with scars to prove it,’.

4. Barbara McQuade:

   It could be that President Trump procured the presidency by fraud, when immigrants procure their citizenship by fraud, we strip them of their citizenship. When a president procures his presidency by fraud, should we consider doing the same?

5. Guo Ping:

   Qualcomm has always been an important partner of United States, if they get the license, we're willing to procure from them and use their chipsets in our smartphones.