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Meaning of secure

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

secure

Pronunciation:/səˈkjɔː(ɹ)//səˈkjɔɹ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

  2. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.

    Example: to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage

  3. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.

    Example: to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship

  4. To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.

    Example: to secure an estate

adjective

Definitions

  1. Free from attack or danger; protected.

  2. Free from the danger of theft; safe.

  3. Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.

  4. Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.