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securance

Variant of secure

adjective

  1. free from fear, care, doubt, or anxiety; not worried, troubled, or apprehensive
  2. free from danger; not exposed to damage, attack, etc.; safe
  3. in safekeeping or custody
  4. not likely to fail or give way; firm; strong; stable: to make a knot secure
  5. reliable; dependable: a secure investment
  6. Archaic overconfident and careless

transitive verb secured, securing

  1. to make secure, or safe; guard; protect: to secure a position against attack
  2. to make sure or certain; guarantee; ensure, as with a pledge: to secure a loan with collateral
    1. to make firm, fast, tight, etc.: secure the bolt
    2. to put under restraint; tie up
  3. to get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire: to secure aid
  4. to take into custody; capture
  5. to bring about; cause: to secure a laugh
  6. Naut. to bring to a halt; stop

intransitive verb

  1. to give security: a policy that secures against loss
  2. Naut. to stop working: said of personnel

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