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What is the verb for security?

What's the verb for security? Here's the word you're looking for.

secure

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 make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
Synonyms:

obtain, acquire, gain, get, land, procure, attain, buy, earn, score, access, capture, cinch, garner, win, achieve, assure, bag, carry, draw, ensure, find, guarantee, guaranty, ice, insure, reap, take, grasp, have, hook, purchase, realise, realize, bring in, come by, get hold of, get possession of, knock down, pick up, pull down, chalk up, give security, lock up, make sure, make sure of, rack up, win possession of, get your hands on, gain access … more

Examples:

“The network moved quickly to secure the rights to broadcast the grand tournament.”

“Wrap each morsel in a slice of cheese, and secure them in place with a toothpick.”

“The Queen would send forth her army to secure the borders of her kingdom.”

securitize

(finance) To convert assets (typically outstanding loans or other receivables) to securities, usually by selling them with a discount to a financial intermediary, which pools them with other similar assets and sells further as securities to third-party investors.
Examples:

“You can also securitize the projected cash flows, as noted finance theorist Robert Merton has recommended.”

“As more companies securitize their assets, the arguments become even more bitter.”

“So instead of carrying a letter of credit on a balance sheet, a creditor will securitize it and sell it on the open market.”

securitized

simple past tense and past participle of securitize

securitise

Alternative spelling of securitize

secuer

Obsolete form of secure.

securitises

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of securitise

securitizes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of securitize

secuers

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of secuer

secures

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of secure
Synonyms:

obtains, acquires, gains, gets, lands, procures, attains, buys, earns, scores, accesses, captures, cinches, garners, wins, achieves, assures, bags, carries, draws, ensures, finds, guarantees, guaranties, ices, insures, reaps, takes, grasps, has, hooks, purchases, realises, realizes, brings in, comes by, gets hold of, gets possession of, knocks down, picks up, pulls down, chalks up, gives security, locks up, makes sure of, racks up, wins possession of, gets your hands on, gains access, fixes … more

Examples:

“Zanardi finishes eighth to take a World Championship point and secures pole position for the second race.”

“This same product also secures the crown wheel to the differential to prevent fretting.”

“It secures publicity and transparency, she said, and added that the best aspect of it was the irrevocability of deals.”

secureth

(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of secure

securitised

simple past tense and past participle of securitise
Examples:

“That would make coupon rates around 2 to 4 per cent, based on the recent yields of the securitised notes.”

secured

simple past tense and past participle of secure
Synonyms:

found, achieved, attained, acquired, got, gained, obtained, understood, had, knew, realized, won, felt, landed, reached, wangled, bagged, earned, hit, sensed, met, came by, came to have, got hold of, got one's hands on, laid hold of, fell to the lot, got a hold of, met with, realised, procured, scored, took, accomplished, received, netted, reaped, snagged, reapt, collected, picked up, pulled in, made, brought in, racked up, pulled off, logged, grasped, got hands on, garnered … more

Examples:

“With 175,000 votes, the party has edged ahead of the SDLP and secured four Westminster seats, despite its unchanged policy of abstentionism.”

“Kevin scored the ace on the 16th hole, which also secured him the prize of nearest the pin.”

“The porous acetabulum may be secured with screws to allow cancellous bone ingrowth.”

securitising

present participle of securitise

securitizing

present participle of securitize

securing

present participle of secure
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Road pricing is a radical solution that primarily is about securing allocative efficiency of scarce resources, namely road space.”

“Another objective of the report is securing greater and continued support from the trade for joint tourism development activity.”

“If only I can work out a way of securing it so it doesn't jiggle about, can I make a second plant out of it?”

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