secure

secure

transitive verb | se·cure

  1. : to put beyond hazard of losing or not receiving secure the blessings of liberty —U.S. Constitution preamble

  1. a : to protect or make certain (as by lien) make a just and equitable partition and secure the parties' respective interests —Denton v. Lazenby, 879 P.2d 607 (1994)

    b : to give security for (as a loan) or otherwise assure the payment, performance, or execution of with security the court imposed a lien on his property to secure the judgment

    c : to give or pledge security to (as a creditor); broadly : to cause to have security or a security interest a creditor secured by a lien on real property : to cause to have security or a security interest a creditor secured by a lien on real property