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Secure

verb
/səˈkjɔː(ɹ)/
Word Frequency: 26.6

Definitions

1.verbTo make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
2.verbTo put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
"to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage"
3.verbTo make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
"to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship"
4.verbTo get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
"to secure an estate"
5.verbTo plight or pledge.
6.adjectiveFree from attack or danger; protected.
7.adjectiveFree from the danger of theft; safe.
8.adjectiveFree from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
9.adjectiveFree from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
10.adjectiveFirm and not likely to fail; stable.
11.adjectiveFree from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
12.adjectiveConfident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
"secure of a welcome"
13.adjectiveOverconfident; incautious; careless.

Synonyms

safesuresteadyestablisheddependableimpregnableunassailableinviolableassureinvulnerablecovertuntroubled

Antonyms

insecure

Rhymes With

obscureassureprocuredemureallureendurepureensure
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