secure
/səˈkjʊɹ/ verb C2- 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 fix in place; 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· Her achievements have secured her place in the annals of our nation
Plural secure · He/she/it secures · Past secured · Past participle secured · -ing form securing
Verb forms
- Base form
- secure
- He/she/it
- secures
- Past
- secured
- Past participle
- secured
- -ing form
- securing
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His behaviour to her sister was such during dinnertime as showed an admiration of her, which, though more guarded than formerly, persuaded Elizabeth, that, if left wholly to himself, Jane’s happiness, and his own, would be speedily secured.
The Lion, seeing that the Ass was secured, immediately clutched the Fox, and attacked the Ass at his leisure.
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage.
Having secured a large booty, the Lion on their return from the forest asked the Ass to allot his due portion to each of the three partners in the treaty.
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