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secure
- /sɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/
- /sɪˈkjɔː(ɹ)/
- /səˈkjʊɹ/ US
- /səˈkjɝ/ US
- /səˈkjɔɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“of persons, free from care, quiet, easy; in a bad sense, careless, reckless; of things, tranquil, also free from danger, safe, secure”), from sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”); see cure. Doublet of sure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).
adjective securer · more secure · securest · most secure · secuer
- Free from attack or danger; protected. The vast majority of American Jews not only greatly dislike President Trump but also believe he has made them less safe: according to a May 2019 poll, nearly three-quarters of Jewish voters believe American Jews are less secure under Trump than they were before, 71 percent disapprove of Trump’s over
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid. But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of. secure of a welcome
- Overconfident; incautious; careless. They were secure where they ought to have been wary, and timorous where they might well have been secure.
- Certain to be achieved or gained; assured. Just when victory seemed secure, they let it slip from their grasp.
verb secures · securing · secured · secure
- 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.
- To 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
- To fix in place; 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
- To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly. to secure an estate
- To plight or pledge.
