procure
verbDivide procure into syllables:
pro · cure
How to pronounce procure:
Definition of procure:
- procure (verb):
- to get or provide
- get by special effort.
- to get possession of (something) to obtain (something) by particular care and effort
Synonyms for procure:
achieve
acquire
appropriate
attain
bring in
buy
capture
carry
come by
copyright
draw
earn
engage
enlist
find
gain
garner
get
get hold of
knock down
land
lay hands on
make
manage to get
obtain
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Antonyms for procure:
auction
barter
cost
discourage
dissuade
fail
forfeit
give
give away
give in
grow
hinder
hurt
let go
lose
market
miss
misunderstand
neglect
pass
pitch
plant
prevent
reject
relinquish
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Other 2-syllable words like procure
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like procure does.
- regard
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- wanton
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- wish-wash
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- didnt
- disperse
- leasing
- motley
- pounded
- repelled
- shotgunned
- songbird
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- chooses
- climbed
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- homer
- kicked
- linker
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- shoddy
- shyly
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- cyclic
- entrench
- matchless
- matured
- nifty
- peril
- Piav
- privet
- renew
- repent
- smoky
- stagger
- traversed
- unskilled
- yawning
- appalled
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