verb#2,579 by frequency
secure
/sɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect
- he/she/it
- secures
- past
- secured
- past participle
- secured
Meanings
- 1
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect
- 2
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of
- 3
To fix in place; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping
- 4
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly
- 5
To plight or pledgerare