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
And all the household cleaning chemicals and medications need to be inaccessibly and securely stored.
Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R. | Russell Saunders | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“He was groping for some way to phrase the emotions that usually were kept securely locked up,” said Eleanor.
The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address | Ray Robinson | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe lucky artists who succeeded now have a foot securely planted on one of the lower rungs of the art world.
CEO Blake Hall tells me in an email that his system could have securely dealt with IRS data.
Obamacare’s Rollout Is a Disaster That Didn’t Have to Happen | Gregory Ferenstein | October 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, there are plenty of existing federal systems that securely transmit personal information with private companies.
Obamacare’s Rollout Is a Disaster That Didn’t Have to Happen | Gregory Ferenstein | October 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Aristide replaced the baby, and with a complicated arrangement of string fastened it securely to the seat.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeWith a writhing motion she settled herself more securely in the hammock.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinAfter he was securely bound he was forced to stand while the two, with foul epithets, hung the body of the corporal over the road.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnNow, all Jess could see were two thick chunks of wood nailed securely to the closed door opposite the open one.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerThey went round it, tried the door into the yard, and the windows, but found them all fastened securely.
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories | Algernon Blackwood
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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