v.
- obtain.
▸obtain (someone) as a prostitute for someone else.
- Law persuade or cause to do something.
▸archaic or Law cause to happen.
Derivative
- procurable adj.
- procurement n.
- procurer n.
- procuress n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. procurer, from L. procurare ‘take care of, manage’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + curare ‘see to’.