SECURING
/səˈkjɔːɹɪŋ/
11
Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/səˈkjɔːɹɪŋ/
verb
- 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”
- To plight or pledge.
Source: Wiktionary
