secure

The definition of secure is something that is fastened securely. The definition of secure also is being free from danger or loss.

(adjective)

An example of secure is something that has been nailed in place.
An example of secure is the feeling you are get when you are in your house and all the doors are locked.

To secure is to firmly attach something, to take action to make an area safe or to obtain something that you have been seeking.

(verb)

An example of secure is when you tie something down.
An example of secure is when you lock up your money in a safe to protect it.
An example of secure is when you get hired for a job you've been trying really hard to get.

See secure in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: L securus < se-, free from, apart (see secede) + cura, care: see cure

transitive verb secured, securing

to make secure, or safe; guard; protect: to secure a position against attack
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
to get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire: to secure aid
to take into custody; capture
to bring about; cause: to secure a laugh
Naut. to bring to a halt; stop

intransitive verb

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See secure in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective se·cur·er, se·cur·est

Free from danger or attack: a secure fortress.
Free from risk of loss; safe: Her papers were secure in the vault.
Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons: Only one telephone line in the embassy was secure.
Free from fear, anxiety, or doubt.
a. Not likely to fail or give way; stable: a secure stepladder.
b. Firmly fastened: a secure lock.
Reliable; dependable: secure investments.
Assured; certain: With three goals in the first period they had a secure victory, but somehow they lost.
Archaic Careless or overconfident.

transitive verb se·cured, se·cur·ing, se·cures

To guard from danger or risk of loss: The troops secured the area before the civilians were allowed to return.
To make firm or tight; fasten. See Synonyms at fasten.
To make certain; ensure: The speaker could not secure the goodwill of the audience.
a. To guarantee payment of (a loan, for example).
b. To guarantee payment to (a creditor).
To get possession of; acquire: secured a job.
To capture or confine: They secured the suspect in the squad car.
To bring about; effect: secured release of the hostages.
To protect or ensure the privacy or secrecy of (a telephone line, for example).