“procured” is a form of
procure
UK /pɹəˈkjʊə/ · US /pɹəˈkjʊɹ/ verb
Forms procures procuring procured procurest procuredst procureth
- verb (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
- verb (transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
- verb (transitive, criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do something.
- verb (obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
- verb (obsolete) To solicit; to entreat.
- verb (obsolete) To cause to come; to bring; to attract.
Synonyms
get gain acquire attain obtain achieve collect earn find gather score win buy pander pimp purchase convince entice prevail upon put someone up to something secure
Etymology
From Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to manage, administer”), from prō (“on behalf of”) + cūrō (“to care for”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan.
- verb To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
- verb To pimp. Shak.
- verb To manage business for another in court. [Scot.]
Etymology [F. procurer, L. procurare, procuratum, to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura care. See Cure, and cf. Proctor, Proxy.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “procure”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details