procure

Definitions

1. 1.To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause. By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach. Robynson (More's Utopia) . Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall. Shak.
2. 2.To solicit; to entreat. [Obs.] The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . . Of the fair Alma greatly were procured To make there longer sojourn and abode. Spenser.
3. 3.To cause to come; to bring; to attract. [Obs.] What unaccustomed cause procures her hither Shak.
4. 4.To obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution.
5. 5.To pimp. Shak.
6. 6.To manage business for another in court. [Scot.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is procure.

• What is to solicit; to entreat. [Obs.] The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . . Of the fair Alma greatly were procured To make there longer sojourn and abode. Spenser called?
• What is to cause to come; to bring; to attract. [Obs.] What unaccustomed cause procures her hither Shak called?
• What is to obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution called?
• What is to manage business for another in court. [Scot.] called?