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Synonyms for procuring
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : proh-kyoor, pruh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈkyʊər, prə- |
Définition of procuring
Origin :- c.1300, "bring about, cause, effect," from Old French procurer "care for, be occupied with; bring about, cause; acquire, provide" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin procurare "manage, take care of;" from pro- "in behalf of" (see pro-) + curare "care for" (see cure (v.)). Main modern sense "obtain; recruit" (late 14c.) is via "take pains to get" (mid-14c.). Meaning "to obtain (women) for sexual gratification" is attested from c.1600. Related: Procured; procuring.
- noun obtaining
- He fell to them with only a perfunctory acknowledgment of my agency in procuring them.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- After breakfast he paid his bill, and, procuring his horse, prepared for departure.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Any little comforts you have had here have been of his procuring.
- Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
- As for me, all my funds had been absorbed in procuring my outfit at Eddyville, in Iowa.
- Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker
- He determined to find some way of procuring the title for himself.
- Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall
- This seemed evident, as there was no other apparent means of procuring water.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Bravery » by Burt L. Standish
- There should be no difficulty in procuring this glass at any glaziers.
- Extract from : « Golden Days for Boys and Girls » by Various
- His great predecessor was procuring subscriptions for his work.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 » by Various
- I can see no difficulty in our procuring a subsistence here.
- Extract from : « The Desert Home » by Mayne Reid
- When he thought of procuring bread, he was much troubled with scruples.
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of St. Ignatius » by Saint Ignatius Loyola
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