secure
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
dependable; firm; not liable to fail, yield, become displaced, etc., as a support or a fastening: The building was secure, even in an earthquake.
affording safety, as a place: He needed a secure hideout.
in safe custody or keeping: Here in the vault the necklace was secure.
free from care; without anxiety: emotionally secure.
firmly established, as a relationship or reputation: He earned a secure place among the baseball immortals.
sure; certain; assured: secure of victory;secure in religious belief.
safe from penetration or interception by unauthorized persons: secure radio communications between army units.
Archaic. overconfident.
to get hold or possession of; procure; obtain: to secure materials;to secure a high government position.
to free from danger or harm; make safe: Sandbags secured the town during the flood.
to effect; make certain of; ensure: The novel secured his reputation.
to make firm or fast, as by attaching: to secure a rope.
Finance.
to assure payment of (a debt) by pledging property.
to assure (a creditor) of payment by the pledge or mortgaging of property.
to lock or fasten against intruders: to secure the doors.
to protect from attack by taking cover, by building fortifications, etc.: The regiment secured its position.
to capture (a person or animal): No one is safe until the murderer is secured.
to tie up (a person), especially by binding the person's arms or hands; pinion.
to guarantee the privacy or secrecy of: to secure diplomatic phone conversations.
to be or become safe; have or obtain security.
Nautical.
to cover openings and make movable objects fast: The crew was ordered to secure for sea.
to be excused from duty: to secure from general quarters.
Origin of secure
1synonym study For secure
Other words for secure
Opposites for secure
Other words from secure
- se·cur·a·ble, adjective
- se·cure·ly, adverb
- se·cure·ness, noun
- se·cur·er, noun
- o·ver·se·cure, adjective, verb (used with object), o·ver·se·cured, o·ver·se·cur·ing.
- o·ver·se·cure·ly, adverb
- pre·se·cure, verb (used with object), pre·se·cured, pre·se·cur·ing.
- qua·si-se·cure, adjective
- qua·si-se·cure·ly, adverb
- re·se·cure, verb, re·se·cured, re·se·cur·ing.
- su·per·se·cure, adjective
- su·per·se·cure·ly, adverb
- su·per·se·cure·ness, noun
- un·se·cure, adjective
- un·se·cure·ly, adverb
- un·se·cure·ness, noun
- well-se·cured, adjective
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How to use secure in a sentence
In September, Erik Johnson, an 18-year-old engineering student at Miami University in Ohio, said he poked around the files Proctorio saves to users’ computers because he wanted to understand how the company kept students’ data secure.
Cheating-detection companies made millions during the pandemic. Now students are fighting back. | Drew Harwell | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostIt said Zoom’s misleading claims about giving users a secure channel of communication while offering a lower level of protection gave people a false sense of security.
Republicans expect turnout for an oddly timed, post-Christmas election to be a more conservative collection that makes their path clearer to securing the Senate majority.
Control of the Senate heads into overtime as Georgia braces for runoff elections | Paul Kane | November 6, 2020 | Washington PostFollowing the results, Uber sent an email to its drivers suggesting that “the future of independent work is more secure” now that the measure has passed.
Uber, Lyft, and gig companies win big after Prop 22 passes in California | Danielle Abril | November 4, 2020 | FortuneWith Republicans likely to defeat one Democratic incumbent, Democrats probably need to flip four Republican-held seats to secure that coveted majority.
Final Forecast: Democrats Have A 3-In-4 Chance Of Flipping The Senate | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 3, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
British Dictionary definitions for secure
/ (sɪˈkjʊə) /
free from danger, damage, etc
free from fear, care, etc
in safe custody
not likely to fail, become loose, etc
able to be relied on; certain: a secure investment
nautical stowed away or made inoperative
archaic careless or overconfident
(tr) to obtain or get possession of: I will secure some good seats
(when intr, often foll by against) to make or become free from danger, fear, etc
(tr) to make fast or firm; fasten
(when intr, often foll by against) to make or become certain; guarantee: this plan will secure your happiness
(tr) to assure (a creditor) of payment, as by giving security
(tr) to make (a military position) safe from attack
nautical to make (a vessel or its contents) safe or ready by battening down hatches, stowing gear, etc
(tr) nautical to stow or make inoperative: to secure the radio
Origin of secure
1Derived forms of secure
- securable, adjective
- securely, adverb
- securement, noun
- secureness, noun
- securer, noun
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