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Counsel vs Procure - What's the difference?

counsel | procure |

In obsolete terms the difference between counsel and procure

is that counsel is a secret opinion or purpose; a private matter while procure is to cause to come; to bring; to attract.

As verbs the difference between counsel and procure

is that counsel is to give advice, especially professional advice while procure is to acquire or obtain.

As a noun counsel

is the exchange of opinions and advice; consultation.

counsel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The exchange of opinions and advice; consultation.
  • * Bible, Matthew xxvii. 1
    • All the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death.
  • Exercise of judgment; prudence.
  • * Hooker
    • They all confess, therefore, in the working of that first cause, that counsel is used.
  • Advice; guidance.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I like thy counsel ; well hast thou advised.
  • * Tennyson
    • It was ill counsel had misled the girl.
  • Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
  • * Bible, Psalms xxxiii. 11
    • The counsel of the Lord standeth forever.
  • * Bible, Proverbs xii. 5
    • The counsels of the wicked are deceit.
  • (obsolete) A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.
  • * Gower
    • thilke lord to whom no counsel may be hid
  • A lawyer, as in Queen's Counsel (QC).

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    Verb

  • To give advice, especially professional advice.
    • The lawyer counselled his client to remain silent.
    Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals counsel clients.
  • To recommend

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    Derived terms

    * keep one's counsel * keep one's own counsel

    Related terms

    * counselable / counsellable * counseling / counselling * counselor / counsellor

    See also

    * council

    Anagrams

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    procure

    English

    Verb

    (procur)
  • To acquire or obtain.
  • * Milton
    • if we procure not to ourselves more woe
  • *
    • Later there would also be need for seeds and artificial manures, besides various tools and, finally, the machinery for the windmill. How these were to be procured , no one was able to imagine.
  • To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
  • (criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do something.
  • (obsolete) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
  • * Robynson (More's Utopia)
    • By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall.
  • (obsolete) To solicit; to entreat.
  • * Spenser
    • The famous Briton prince and faery knight, / Of the fair Alma greatly were procured / To make there longer sojourn and abode.
  • (obsolete) To cause to come; to bring; to attract.
  • * Shakespeare
    • What unaccustomed cause procures her hither?

    Synonyms

    * (acquire) obtain * (obtain a prostitute) buy, purchase

    Related terms

    * procurement * procurer * procuress

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