secure

adjective

• 1fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost:check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure
• (of a place of detention) having provisions against the escape of inmates:a secure unit for young offenders

• 2certain to remain safe and unthreatened:his position as party leader was less than secure a more competitive economy will lead to an increase in secure employment
• protected against attack or other criminal activity:no airport is totally secure
• feeling confident and free from fear or anxiety:everyone needs to have a home and to feel secure and wanted
• (secure of) dated feeling no doubts about attaining:she remained poised and complacent, secure of admiration

verb

• 1fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost:pins secure the handle to the main body
• make (a door or container) hard to open; fasten or lock:doors are likely to be well secured at night
• Surgery compress (a blood vessel) to prevent bleeding.

• 2succeed in obtaining (something), especially with difficulty:the division secured a major contract
• seek to guarantee repayment of (a loan) by having a right to take possession of an asset in the event of non-payment:a loan secured on your home

• 3protect against threats; make safe:the government is concerned to secure the economy against too much foreign ownership