(verb) To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
"He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love."
"If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity."
"The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain."
"One cannot have too large a party. A large party secures its own amusement."