procure
/prəˈkjʊə/ IELTSAcademic
verb
To obtain something, especially with effort or through official channels.
- The agency procured new equipment for the lab.
- We need to procure reliable suppliers.
Adinary Nuance
Near-neighbors: procure is more formal than get or obtain and suits official or business contexts. It differs from seek by not stressing the search itself, and from find by emphasising an active effort to acquire.
In other languages
- Spanish
- obtener
- Japanese
- 入手
- Korean
- 구입하다
- Vietnamese
- có được
- Chinese
- 获得
Common phrases
procure the necessary documentsprocure funding for
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