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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1. Ambassador McKinley:

   Frankly, 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, I had no longer a useful role to play.

2. Corrections Director Charles Ryan:

   Based on this report, I forwarded my assessment to Governor Jan Brewer that the state continue efforts to procure drugs for the one-drug protocol, and begin the process to adopt three-drug protocols, as opposed to utilizing a modified two-drug protocol.

3. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall:

   What we want to look at is what's the most cost effective mix of weapons, there is certainly a role for hypersonics in that, and we need to invest in that and procure them in some quantities, but there's still an open question in my mind about what's the most cost effective mix.

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. 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.