Synonyms for procure
proʊˈkyʊər, prə-

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. procure, secure(verb)

   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, procure(verb)

   arrange for sexual partners for others

   Synonyms:
   secure, pimp, gratify, pander, indulge

Wiktionary(1.33 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. procure(verb)

   Synonyms:
   obtain, purchase, buy

2. procure(verb)

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

   Synonyms:
   obtain, purchase, buy

3. procure(verb)

   To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.

   Synonyms:
   purchase, obtain, buy

4. procure(verb)

   To induce or persuade someone to do something.

   Synonyms:
   purchase, obtain, buy

English Synonyms and Antonyms(4.25 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. procure

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

   Antonyms:
   miss, lose, forfeit, misprovide, miscontrive

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. procure(v. a.)

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

2. procure(v. a.)

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. procure(v)

   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. Virginia Woolf:

   If you insist upon fighting to protect me, or our country, let it be understood soberly and rationally between us that you are fighting to gratify a sex instinct which I cannot share; to procure benefits which I have not shared and probably will not share.

2. Ahmed Moosa:

   The late Mr. Archie Augustine (a Roman Catholic) from Estcourt, Kwa Zulu Natal put it beautifully when he said the following about the Qur’an: “Despite your religious or non-religious attitudes, the Holy Qur’aan is a boon to your intellectual and moral strength. Even if you are not concerned with moral issues, then pamper your intellectual curiosity and read the Qur’aan. The greater the level of your education, in any field, or the greater your social or political standing in your community, the more reason why you should procure your own copy of the Book and begin to read it”. “Nothing, but nothing, is left ambiguous or unanswered. It is a Book of Law interwoven in morality till it touches every facet of the human experience. It includes politics, economics, moral behaviour, personal cleanliness and propriety, inter-family relationships, bequests and inheritance, inter-religious respect and tolerance, charity, the sin of taking and of giving commercial interest, the importance of prayer, the belief in ONE GOD, religious-sociology and oneness of humankind. Bring any manner or word, concept or subject matter to mind and you will find, not only a reference to such a matter, but a treatise, succinctly and poignantly illustrating, advising, illuminating and directing”. A POEM ON THE HOLY QURAN WRITTEN SOME 35 YEARS AGO BY THE NINTH PRESIDENT OF INDIA, DR. PANDIT SHANKER DAYAL SHARMA: (IT WAS A COMMAND FOR ACTION. YOU TURNED IT INTO A BOOK OF PRAYER.) (IT WAS A BOOK TO UNDERSTAND. YOU READ IT WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING.) (IT WAS A CODE FOR THE LIVING. YOU TURNED IT INTO A MANIFESTO OF THE DEAD.) (THAT WHICH WAS A BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE; YOU ABDICATED TO THE IGNORAMUS). (IT CAME TO GIVE KNOWLEDGE OF CREATION. YOU ABANDONED IT TO THE MADRASA.) (IT CAME TO GIVE LIFE TO DEAD NATIONS. YOU USED IT FOR SEEKING MERCY FOR THE DEAD.) (O’ MUSLIMS! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?)

3. President Jacob Zuma:

   We will procure nuclear energy on a scale and pace that the country can afford.

4. Gary Pugh:

   The concept for this work was originally devised by an imaging expert based on his experience at crime scenes, the equipment required to put this form of fingerprinting into practice is inexpensive and relatively easy to procure, making it a simple, cost-effective forensic tool to combat wildlife crime.

5. Hector Danisa:

   If you procure trains and you don't stipulate as a condition to make local content trains, you buy trains offshore... and South African suppliers have hardly any local content, it basically erodes local content and the skills die with it.

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