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secures

verb
USsuh-KYUURZ/səˈkjʊɹz/UKsi-KYOORZ/sɪˈkjʊəz/

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of secure.

    The bolt secures the panel firmly against the frame.

    A solid deposit secures the apartment until the move-in date.

    Note

    Every meaning of the verb passes through this one form: a guard secures a gate, a rope secures a load, a signature secures a deal. In the sense of making safe or certain it usually takes against or from (a wall that secures the town from attack), where older English used of. Since the adjective secure never adds -s, secures can only be the verb.

secures is a form of secure

secure, verb: To get possession of something; to obtain or acquire it with certainty. Full entry

Forms
securesecures he/she/itsecuring -ing formsecured past tense, past participle
Spelling
secure → secures: add -s

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