Procure
Bible Usage:
- First Reference: Jeremiah 26:19
- Last Reference: Jeremiah 33:9
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H6213 Used 2 times
PROCU'RE, verb transitive [Latin procuro; pro and curo, to take care.]
1. To get; to gain; to obtain; as by request, loan, effort, labor or purchase. We procure favors by request; we procure money by borrowing; we procure food by cultivating the earth; offices are procured by solicitation or favor; we procure titles to estate by purchase. It is used of things of temporary possession more generally than acquire. We do not say, we acquired favor, we acquired money by borrowing but we procured.
2. To persuade; to prevail on.
What unaccustom'd cause procures her hither? [Unusual.]
3. To cause; to bring about; to effect; to contrive and effect.
Proceed, Salinus, to procure my fall.
4. To cause to come on; to bring on.
We no other pains endure
Than those that we ourselves procure
5. To draw to; to attract; to gain. Modesty procures love and respect.
PROCU'RE, verb intransitive To pimp.
PROCU'RED, participle passive Obtained, caused to be done; effected; brought on.
PROCU'REMENT, noun The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment.
1. A causing to be effected.
They think it done
By her procurement
PROCU'RER, noun One that procures or obtains; that which brings on or causes to be done.
1. A pimp; a pander.
PROCU'RESS, noun A bawd.