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Meaning of SECURE

Pronunciation:  si'kyûr

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find"
  2. [adj]  remote from any source of danger; "the children are out of danger here"
  3. [adj]  free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "secure himself, he went out of his way to help others"
  4. [adj]  free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
  5. [adj]  not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
  6. [adj]  financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
  7. [adj]  able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"
  8. [v]  make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
  9. [v]  furnish with battens; of ships
  10. [v]  cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
  11. [v]  fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
  12. [v]  get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
  13. [v]  assure payment of
 
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 Synonyms: assure, assured, bastioned, batten, batten down, battlemented, bonded, burglarproof, certified, covert, dependable, ensure, established, fail-safe, fasten, firm, fix, fortified, good, guarantee, guaranteed, impregnable, in safe custody(p), insure, inviolable, moated, out of danger(p), plug, procure, promised, protected, safe, safe-deposit, safety-deposit, secured, sheltered, shielded, snug, sound, steady, stop up, stormproof, strong, sure, tight, tightened, unafraid, unassailable, unattackable, untroubled, warranted, weatherproof
 
 Antonyms: insecure, unfasten, unprotected, unsafe
 
 See Also: anchor, attach, bandage, bar, beef up, belay, belt, berth, bight, bind, bitt, brad, brooch, buckle, button, cable, cast anchor, cement, certify, chain, chink, chock, cinch, clamp, clasp, cleat, clinch, close, coapt, copyright, cork, cork up, cramp, crank, deposit, drop anchor, engage, enlist, enter, entrench, fill, fill up, fixed, fortify, garter, girth, ground, grout, guarantee, hang, hang up, hasp, hook, infix, insert, intrench, introduce, invulnerable, joggle, joint, latch, lock, lock up, lodge, make, moor, noose, obtain, patent, picket, pin, rig, rivet, rope up, run up, screw, secure, sew, sew together, spike, stake, staple, stay, stick, stitch, stopper, stopple, strap, strengthen, string, suborn, tack, tampon, tie, tie up, toggle, velcro, vouch, wedge, wire, zip, zip up, zipper

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Se*cure"\, a. [L. securus; pref. se- without + cura
care. See {Cure} care, and cf. {Sure}, a.]
1. Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not
   feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
         But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes.
                                               --DRyden.
2. Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense.
   --Macaulay.
3. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having
   reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly
   with of; as, secure of a welcome.
         Confidence then bore thee on, secure Either to meet
         no danger, or to find Matter of glorious trial.
                                               --Milton.
4. Net exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and
   things, and followed by against or from. ``Secure from
   fortune's blows.'' --Dryden.
Syn: Safe; undisturbed; easy; sure; certain; assured;
     confident; careless; heedless; inattentive.

  2. \Se*cure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Securing}.]
1. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or
   exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
         I spread a cloud before the victor's sight,
         Sustained the vanquished, and secured his flight.
                                               --Dryden.
2. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to
   make certain; to assure; to insure; -- frequently with
   against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor
   against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.
         It secures its possessor of eternal happiness. --T.
                                               Dick.
3. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render
   incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a
   prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.
4. To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to
   acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.
{Secure arms} (Mil.), a command and a position in the manual
   of arms, used in wet weather, the object being to guard
   the firearm from becoming wet. The piece is turned with
   the barrel to the front and grasped by the right hand at
   the lewer band, the muzzle is dropped to the front, and
   the piece held with the guard under the right arm, the
   hand supported against the hip, and the thumb on the
   rammer.
 

 

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