Procure Care Verb Procured Procuring Possession B Sexual

pro·cure
\\prə-ˈkyu̇r, prō-\\ verb
(pro·cured ; pro·cur·ing)transitive verb
1.
  a. to get possession of : obtain by particular care and effort
  b. to get and make available for promiscuous sexual intercourse
2.

bring about

,

achieve

    procured the prisoner's release
intransitive verb
: to procure women
• pro·cur·able \\-ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl\\ adjective

procure
  late 13c., "bring about, cause, effect," from O.Fr. procurer (13c.), from L.L. procurare "to take for, take care of," in L., "manage, take care of," from pro- "in behalf of" + curare "care for." Main modern sense is via "taking pains to get" (c.1300). Meaning "to obtain (women) for sexual gratification" is attested from c.1600.

procure
pro·cure / prE5kjuE(r); NAmE -5kjur / verb1. ~ sth (for sb / sth) (formal) to obtain sth, especially with difficulty
   (设法)获得,取得,得到:
  ▪ [VN]
   She managed to procure a ticket for the concert.
   她好不容易弄到一张音乐会入场券。
  ▪ [VNN VN]
   They procured us a copy of the report.
   他们给我们弄到了一份报告。
   They procured a copy of the report for us.
   他们为我们弄到了一份报告。
2. to provide a

prostitute

for sb
   诱使(妇女)卖淫:
  ▪ [VN]
   He was accused of procuring under-age girls.
   他被控唆使未成年女性卖淫。
  ▪ [also V]

procure verb

pro·cure
\prəˈkyu̇(ə)r, prōˈk-, -u̇ə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English procuren to take care of, bring about, obtain, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procurare to obtain, from Latin, to take care of, from pro- for, on behalf of + curare to take care of — more at ,
transitive verb
1.
 a.
  (1) : to get possession of : ,
   < procuring extra equipment and supplies — H.G.Armstrong >
  especially : to get possession of by particular care or effort
   < it fell to my lot … to scurry around and procure manuscripts — A.W.Long >
   and sometimes by devious means
   < procured enormous wealth by such dealings >
  (2) : ,
   < the judicial qualities he developed … procured for him universal confidence and respect — H.W.H.Knott >
 b. : to get possession of (women) and make available for promiscuous sexual intercourse (as in a house of prostitution)
2.
 a.
  (1) : to cause to happen or be done : bring about :
   < procured temporary agreement >
   :
   < failed to procure a coherent theory — Joseph Conrad >
  especially : to bring about by particular care or effort
   < had procured the enactment of a more complete system of defense laws — F.L.Paxson >
   < procuring the release of a man in jail — Peggy Durdin >
   and sometimes by devious means
   < on trial for procuring perjury — Time >
  (2) : to bring about by scheming and plotting :
   < procured the downfall of the government >
   < did not hesitate to procure murder — Will Irwin & T.M.Johnson >
 b. archaic : to cause to be treated in an indicated way or to undergo something indicated
  < intended by one who procures another to be indicted — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
3.
 a. : to prevail upon to do something indicated :
  < procuring a witness to commit perjury >
 b. obsolete : to cause (as by persuading or alluring) to come to an indicated place :
  < what unaccustomed cause procures her hither — Shakespeare >
intransitive verb
: to procure women for promiscuous sexual intercourse
 < arrested on charges of procuring — Joachim Joesten >

Synonyms: see