countersecure en · VERB
Etymology
From counter- + secure.
Meanings
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(transitive) To give additional security to or for.
February 28 1785, Edmund Burke, speech in the House of Commons on the Nabob of Arcot's Debts When a soucar, that is a money dealer, becomes security for any native prince, the course is for the native prince to countersecure the money dealer, by making over to him in mortgage a portion of his territory
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| countersecures | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| countersecuring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| countersecured | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| countersecured | Tense=Past | lexicographic |