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adjective, -cur⋅er, -cur⋅est, verb, -cured, -cur⋅ing.| 1. | free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe. |
| 2. | dependable; firm; not liable to fail, yield, become displaced, etc., as a support or a fastening: The building was secure, even in an earthquake. |
| 3. | affording safety, as a place: He needed a secure hideout. |
| 4. | in safe custody or keeping: Here in the vault the necklace was secure. |
| 5. | free from care; without anxiety: emotionally secure. |
| 6. | firmly established, as a relationship or reputation: He earned a secure place among the baseball immortals. |
| 7. | sure; certain; assured: secure of victory; secure in religious belief. |
| 8. | safe from penetration or interception by unauthorized persons: secure radio communications between army units. |
| 9. | Archaic. overconfident. |
| 10. | to get hold or possession of; procure; obtain: to secure materials; to secure a high government position. |
| 11. | to free from danger or harm; make safe: Sandbags secured the town during the flood. |
| 12. | to effect; make certain of; ensure: The novel secured his reputation. |
| 13. | to make firm or fast, as by attaching: to secure a rope. |
| 14. | Finance.
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| 15. | to lock or fasten against intruders: to secure the doors. |
| 16. | to protect from attack by taking cover, by building fortifications, etc.: The regiment secured its position. |
| 17. | to capture (a person or animal): No one is safe until the murderer is secured. |
| 18. | to tie up (a person), esp. by binding the person's arms or hands; pinion. |
| 19. | to guarantee the privacy or secrecy of: to secure diplomatic phone conversations. |
| 20. | to be or become safe; have or obtain security. |
| 21. | Nautical.
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se·cure (sĭ-kyŏŏr') adj. se·cur·er, se·cur·est
[Latin sēcūrus : sē-, without; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + cūra, care; see cure.] se·cur'a·ble adj., se·cure'ly adv., se·cure'ment n., se·cure'ness n., se·cur'er n. |