securement


se·cure

S0209700 (sĭ-kyo͝or′)adj. se·cur·er, se·cur·est 1. Free from danger or attack: a secure fortress.2. Free from risk of loss; safe: Her papers were secure in the vault.3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons: Only one telephone line in the embassy was secure.4. Free from fear, anxiety, or doubt: felt secure in his old job.5. a. Not likely to fail or give way; stable: a secure stepladder.b. Firmly fastened: a secure lock.6. Reliable; dependable: secure investments.7. Assured; certain: With three goals in the first period they had a secure victory, but somehow they lost.8. Archaic Careless or overconfident.tr.v. se·cured, se·cur·ing, se·cures 1. To guard from danger or risk of loss: The troops secured the area before the civilians were allowed to return.2. To make firm or tight; fasten. See Synonyms at fasten.3. To make certain; ensure: The speaker could not secure the goodwill of the audience.4. a. To guarantee payment of (a loan, for example).b. To guarantee payment to (a creditor).5. To get possession of; acquire: secured a job.6. To capture or confine: They secured the suspect in the squad car.7. To bring about; effect: secured release of the hostages.8. To protect or ensure the privacy or secrecy of (a telephone line, for example).
[Latin sēcūrus : sē-, without; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + cūra, care; see cure.]
se·cur′a·ble adj.se·cure′ly adv.se·cure′ment n.se·cure′ness n.se·cur′er n.

se•cure•ment

(sɪˈkyʊər mənt)

n. the act of securing. [1615–25]