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to procure
01
to obtain something, especially through effort or skill
Transitive: to procure sth
Formal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
procure
3rd person singular
procures
Present participle
procuring
Past simple
procured
Past participle
procured
Examples
The project manager worked diligently to procure the necessary resources for the upcoming initiative, ensuring its success.
02
to persuade someone to give or approve something
Ditransitive: to procure sb to do sth
Examples
The manager procured his team to work overtime to meet the project deadline.
03
to provide sex workers for others
Transitive: to procure sex workers
Examples
Human traffickers use deception and manipulation to procure victims for exploitation.
Lexical Tree
procurance
procurement
procurer
procure
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