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procuring
pro·cure P0579400 (prō-kyo͝or′, prə-)v. pro·cured, pro·cur·ing, pro·cures v.tr.1. To get by special effort; obtain or acquire: managed to procure a pass.2. To bring about; effect: procure a solution to a knotty problem.3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another.v.intr. To obtain sexual partners for others.
[Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, to take care of, from Latin prōcūrāre : prō-, for; see pro-1 + cūrāre, to care for (from cūra, care; see cure).]
pro·cur′a·ble adj.pro·cur′ance, pro·cure′ment n.procuring (prəˈkjʊərɪŋ) n another word for procurementTranslations
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