to procure
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9.6
- verb
- /prəˈkjʊr/
- Offensive
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proxenetear
- And promiscuity, pure and simple, is what you're promoting in your thinly veiled attempt to procure sexual services for your alleged friend.
- procure slaves
- procure drugs
His father used his son's fame to procure young women, including minors, for prostitution.
- His father used his son's fame to procure young women, including minors, for prostitution.
Examples
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He was arrested for trying to procure young girls for illegal activities.
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She was accused of procuring women for a clandestine operation.
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You think that Carlos is procuring the girls for him?
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But anyway, as his money accumulated and stuff, he then began procuring girls for his rich and famous friends and politicians.
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His father used his son's fame to procure young women, including minors, for prostitution.
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She procured women for you, didn't she?
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The police are investigating whether he used his connections to procure prostitutes.
Synonyms
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9.5
To find clients for prostitutes and take some of their money
Antonyms
How Illegal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Procure in this sense keeps the older idea of 'getting' someone for another person and comes from Latin pro- 'for' and curare 'to take care', the same root as care. A helpful way to remember this is 'getting a person for someone else', which is why to procure can mean arranging sexual partners for another person, often in ways that are illegal or wrong.