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procure

🇬🇧 UK/prәu'kjuә/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREB1

Definitions

v.

To obtain or acquire something, especially with effort; to obtain someone as a prostitute for another person.

获得;取得;为他人拉皮条

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
proforward, for, before
+
curcare, treatment, cure
+
econnector
=procure

Common Collocations

  • 1.procure goods采购货物
  • 2.procure services获取服务
  • 3.procure weapons获取武器
  • 4.[procure funding]筹集资金

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The agent was hired to procure rare materials for the construction project.

  • 2.

    It took weeks to procure the necessary permits for the new facility.

  • 3.

    He was arrested for attempting to procure women for wealthy clients.

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