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Dictionary

pro•cure

Pronunciation: (prō-kyoor', pru-), [key]
—v., -cured, -cur•ing.

—v.t.
1. to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
2. to bring about, esp. by unscrupulous and indirect means: to procure secret documents.
3. to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.

—v.i.
to act as a procurer or pimp.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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