Sekirov Dictionary

secure

/səˈkjʊɹ/

adjective 9
verb 5
forms 8

adjective9

safe from attack or danger, and well protected
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
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Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes. — 1697
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
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Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
- Just when victory seemed secure, they let it slip from their grasp.
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Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
- Confidence then bore thee on, secure / Either to meet no danger, or to find / Matter of glorious trial. — 1667
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(no longer used) Overconfident; incautious; careless.
- They were secure where they ought to have been wary, and timorous where they might well have been secure. — 1849

verb5

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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. — 1697
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To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- Her achievements have secured her place in the annals of our nation
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To fix in place; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
- All springs for the engine and tender are of the laminated type with plates of carbon steel, which are secured in the spring buckles by a vertical centre rivet. — 1951
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To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
- It secures its possessor of eternal happiness. — 1831
(no longer used) To plight or pledge.

forms

secured · securing · secures · secureth · more secure · securer · most secure · securest

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