procure
To get something, often with care or effort.
procure in a sentence
- The explorers managed to procure fresh water from a mountain spring.
- The museum worked for years to procure the famous painting.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to procure?
- Aforfeit
- Bobtain
- Close
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B: obtain. The other three mean the opposite of procure.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to procure?
- Aacquire
- Bsecure
- Cobtain
- Dlose
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D: lose. The other three mean nearly the same as procure.
Words that mean something similar
obtain, acquire, secure
Words that mean the opposite
lose, forfeit
More words about movement & action
- prowl: To move around quietly and secretly, like a hunting animal.
- pursue: To chase after someone or something.
- quash: To stop or crush something completely.
- quest: A long search or journey to find or achieve something.
- rampage: To rush about wildly, causing damage; or a wild rush that causes damage.
- ransack: To search a place roughly and messily, often stealing things.
- recede: To move back or become further away.
- recoil: To jump back suddenly in fear or disgust.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test