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se·cure 
[si-kyoor] Pronunciation Key adjective, -cur·er, -cur·est, verb, -cured, -cur·ing.
—Related forms
[si-kyoor] Pronunciation Key adjective, -cur·er, -cur·est, verb, -cured, -cur·ing. –adjective
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 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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[Origin: 1525–35; < L sécūrus carefree, equiv. to sé- se- + cūr(a) care (see cure) + -us adj. suffix; cf. sure]
] —Related forms
se·cur·a·ble, adjective
se·cure·ly, adverb
se·cure·ness, noun
se·cur·er, noun
—Synonyms 1. protected. See safe. 2. stable, fast, fixed. 7. confident. 10. gain. See get. 11. protect, guard, safeguard. 12. assure, guarantee.
—Antonyms 1. unsafe.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| se·cure
(sĭ-kyŏŏr') Pronunciation Key
adj. se·cur·er, se·cur·est
tr.v. se·cured, se·cur·ing, se·cures
[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. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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secure
1533, "without care," from L. securus "without care, safe," from *se cura, from se "free from" (see secret) + cura "care" (see cure). The verb is from 1593. Meaning "firmly fixed" (of material things) is from 1841, on notion of "affording grounds for confidence." Security is attested from 1432, from L. securitas, from securus; phrase security blanket in figurative sense is attested from 1971, in ref. to the crib blanket carried by the character Linus in the "Peanuts" comic strip (1956).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| secure | |
adjective | |
| 1. | free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "he was secure that nothing will be held against him" [ant: insecure] |
| 2. | free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field" [ant: insecure] |
| 3. | not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist" [ant: insecure] |
| 4. | immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" [syn: impregnable] |
| 5. | financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: dependable] |
verb | |
| 1. | get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" [syn: procure] |
| 2. | cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: fasten] [ant: unfasten] |
| 3. | assure payment of |
| 4. | make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: guarantee] |
| 5. | fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: plug] |
| 6. | furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: batten] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: se·cure
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: se·cured; se·cur·ing
1 : to put beyond hazard of losing or not receiving <secure the blessings of liberty —U.S. Constitution preamble>
2 a : to protect or make certain (as by lien)secure the parties' respective interests —Denton v. Lazenby, 879 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 607 (1994)> b : to give security for (as a loan) or otherwise assure the payment, performance, or execution of with security secure the judgment> c : to give or pledge security to (as a creditor); broadly : to cause to have security or a security interest secured by a lien on real property>
Main Entry: se·cure
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: se·cured; se·cur·ing
1 : to put beyond hazard of losing or not receiving <secure the blessings of liberty —U.S. Constitution preamble>
2 a : to protect or make certain (as by lien)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Secure
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Secure
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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