Can an editable form be saved so it cant be edited again with Adobe Reader?

Im creating PDF forms for someone. They are using Adobe Reader to fill out the form fields on the PDF. They will be sending it off to others after. What I want to know is with Reader, is there a way that after they fill out the information, they can save it so it cant be re-edited or anything?

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