procurable
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pro·cure
(prō-kyo͝or′, prə-)v. pro·cured, pro·cur·ing, pro·cures
v.tr.
1. To get by special effort; obtain or acquire: managed to procure a pass.
2. To bring about; effect: procure a solution to a knotty problem.
3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another.
v.intr.
To obtain sexual partners for others.
[Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, to take care of, from Latin prōcūrāre : prō-, for; see pro-1 + cūrāre, to care for (from cūra, care; see cure).]
pro·cur′a·ble adj.
pro·cur′ance, pro·cure′ment n.
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Adj. | 1. | procurable - capable of being obtained; "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable" available - obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long" |
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procurable
adjectiveCapable of being obtained or used:
Idioms: on hand, to be had.
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procurable
adj → erhältlich, zu beschaffen pred
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