Emily Dickinson Lexicon

procure (-d, procuring, -s), v. [Fr. < L prōcūrāre, take for, take care of, attend to, manage < prō-, before + cūrāre, care for, cure.] (webplay: draw, love).

1. Obtain; get; gain; attain; secure; acquire; take; seize; win possession of.
2. Cause; occasion; bring about; inflict with.
3. [Fig.] insure; guarantee; persuade; force; compel; obligate; require.