Procure
King James Dictionary [1]
Procu'Re, L. procuro pro and curo, to take care.
1. To get to gain to obtain as by request, loan, effort, labor or purchase. We procure favors by request we procure money by borrowing we procure food by cultivating the earth offices are procured by solicitation or favor we procure titles to estate by purchase. It is used of things of temporary possession more generally than acquire. We do not say, we acquired favor, we acquired money by borrowing but we procured. 2. To persuade to prevail on.
What unaccustom'd cause procures her hither? Unusual.
3. To cause to bring about to effect to contrive and effect.
Proceed, Salinus, to procure my fall.
4. To cause to come on to bring on.
We no other pains endure
Than those that we ourselves procure.
5. To draw to to attract to gain. Modesty procures love and respect.
Procu'Re, To pimp.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( v. t.) To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan.
(2): ( v. t.) To solicit; to entreat.
(3): ( v. t.) To cause to come; to bring; to attract.
(4): ( v. t.) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
(5): ( v. t.) To obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution.
(6): ( v. i.) To pimp.
(7): ( v. i.) To manage business for another in court.
