secure

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/səˈkjɔː(ɹ)/ English

Definitions

To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.“to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage”
To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.“to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship”
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.“to secure an estate”