How to use secure in a sentence Involve an agreement for the lender to take particular assets from the… To protect or ensure the privacy or secrecy of (a telephone line, for example). To secure a high government position Gain to free from danger or harm Sandbags secured the town during the flood
Safeguard, guard, protect to effect The novel secured his reputation. The team were unable to secure a victory She secured 2 000 votes The delegation has secured the promise of a ceasefire A production company secured the film rights to the biography
Secure is an adjective describing something safe from threat, whereas secured is a verb or adjective indicating something has been made safe The term secure primarily functions as an adjective, suggesting a state of being free from danger or threat. If a loan is secured, the person who lends the money may take property such as a house from the person who borrows the money if they fail to repay it.
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