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- DictionarySe·cure/səˈkyo͝or/
adjective
- 1. fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost: "check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure" Similar tightfirmtautfixedsecureddone upclosedshutlockedsealedstablefixedsecuredfastsafesteadyimmovableunshakeabledependableanchoredmooredjammedrootedbracedcementedrivetednailedtiedstrongsturdysolidsoundOpposite looseunlockedprecariousrocky
- ▪ not subject to threat; certain to remain or continue safe and unharmed: "they are working to ensure that their market share remains secure against competition" Similar certainassuredreliabledependablesettledfixedestablishedsolidsoundOpposite uncertaininsecure
- ▪ protected against attack or other criminal activity: "the official said that no airport could be totally secure"
- ▪ (of a place of detention) having provisions against the escape of inmates: "a secure unit for youthful offenders"
- ▪ feeling safe, stable, and free from fear or anxiety: "everyone needs to have a home and to feel secure and wanted" Similar protected from harm/dangerfree from dangershelteredshieldedguardedunharmedundamagedsafe and soundsafeout of harm's wayin a safe placein safe handsinvulnerableimmuneimpregnableunassailableat easeunworriedreassuredrelaxedhappycomfortableconfidentOpposite vulnerablethreatenedunsettled
- ▪ feeling no doubts about attaining; certain to achieve: "she remained poised and complacent, secure of admiration"
verb
- 1. fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost: "pins secure the handle to the main body" Similar fixattachfastenaffixlinkhitchjoinconnectcouplebondappendannexstickpintacknailstaplecliptie upmoormake fastlashhitchberthanchor
- ▪ make (a door or container) hard to open; fasten or lock: "doors are likely to be well secured at night" Similar fastencloseshutlockboltchainsealboard up
- ▪ protect against threats; make safe: "the government is concerned to secure the economy against too much foreign ownership" Similar protectmake safemake soundmake invulnerablemake immunemake impregnablefortifystrengthensheltershieldguardassureensureinsureguaranteewarrantprotectindemnifyconfirmestablish
- ▪ capture (a person or animal): "the suspect is secured and in the back of a patrol car"
- ▪ succeed in obtaining (something), especially with difficulty: "the division secured a major contract" Similar obtainacquiregaingetfindcome bypick upprocureget possession ofbuypurchaseinformal:get hold oflandget one's hands onlay one's hands onget one's mitts onOpposite loselet slip
- ▪ seek to guarantee repayment of (a loan) by having a right to take possession of an asset in the event of nonpayment: "a loan secured on your home"
Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘feeling no apprehension’): from Latin securus, from se- ‘without’ + cura ‘care’.
Derivatives
- 1. securable adjective
- 2. securement noun
- 3. secureness noun
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