PERFECT

perfect (p<<schwa>>r-fekt), vb. To take all legal steps needed to complete, secure, or record (a claim, right, or interest); to provide necessary public notice in final conformity with the law <perfect a security interest> < perfect the title>. [Cases: Secured Transactions  81. C.J.S. Secured Transactions §§ 3, 50–51, 53, 57, 62–64.]

[Blacks Law 8th]