procure

Etymology

From Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Late Latin prōcūrāre, present active infinitive of Latin prōcūrō (“I manage, administer”), from prō (“on behalf of”) + cūrō (“I care for”).

verb

1. (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
2. (transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
3. (transitive, criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do something.
4. (obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
   By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach. 1551, Thomas More, translated by Ralph Robinson, Utopia
5. (obsolete) To solicit; to entreat.
6. (obsolete) To cause to come; to bring; to attract.