secure
IPA: sɪkjˈʊr
verb
- To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
- To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
- To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- (transitive, obsolete) To plight or pledge.
adjective
- Free from attack or danger; protected.
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
- (obsolete) Overconfident; incautious; careless.
- Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
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Examples of "secure" in Sentences
- The coil is secured to the shaft.
- The loan is secured by the company.
- A stanchion may be secured to the nut.
- Clamps secure the attachment to the housing.
- The pacification of the Church was not secured.
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