procuriate

Procurate is an English verb of relatively rare use, meaning to obtain or bring about something by care, effort, or intervention; to arrange or manage the obtaining of something. It is closely related to procure, but procurate is infrequent in modern English and is mostly found in older or formal texts where the emphasis is on causing an outcome through action.

Etymology: Procurate derives from Latin procurare, meaning to take care of or manage, formed from pro- “forward” and curare “to care for.” It entered English via historical stages through French-influenced forms, sharing the same root as procure.

Usage: In contemporary English, procure is the standard verb for obtaining something, while procurate is typically regarded as archaic, literary, or historical. It may appear in contexts describing the act of arranging or bringing about something, such as aid, a treaty, or funds, but it is often read as formal or unusual. The verb is generally transitive: one procurates aid, relief, or a plan, rather than used intransitively.

Example: In older texts one might encounter a phrase like “to procurate a treaty through negotiation,” though modern writers would usually say “procure a treaty” or “secure a treaty.”

See also: procure, procurement, procuration, procurator.