adj.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: se · cured ; se · cur · ing
Date: 1588
transitive verb
1 a : to relieve from exposure to danger : act to make safe against adverse contingencies < secure a supply line from enemy raids> b : to put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving : GUARANTEE < secure the blessings of liberty ― U.S. Constitution > c : to give pledge of payment to (a creditor) or of (an obligation) < secure a note by a pledge of collateral>
2 a : to take (a person) into custody : hold fast : PINION b : to make fast < secure a door> < secure a bike to a tree>
3 a : to get secure usually lasting possession or control of < secure a job> b : BRING ABOUT , EFFECT
4 : to release (naval personnel) from work or duty
intransitive verb
1 of naval personnel : to stop work : go off duty
2 of a ship : to tie up : BERTH
synonyms see ENSURE
– se · cur · er noun