Secure Definition
sĭ-kyo͝or
secured, secures, securest, securing, securer
adjective
securest, securer
Free from danger; not exposed to damage, attack, etc.; safe.
Webster's New World
Free from risk of loss; safe.
Her papers were secure in the vault.
American Heritage
Free from fear, care, doubt, or anxiety; not worried, troubled, or apprehensive.
Webster's New World
In safekeeping or custody.
Webster's New World
Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons.
Only one telephone line in the embassy was secure.
American Heritage
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verb
secured, secures, securing
To guard from danger or risk of loss.
The troops secured the area before the civilians were allowed to return.
American Heritage
To give security.
An insurance policy that secures against loss.
Webster's New World
To make secure, or safe; guard; protect.
To secure a position against attack.
Webster's New World
To stop working.
Webster's New World
To make firm, fast, tight, etc.
Secure the bolt.
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Origin of Secure
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From Latin securus (“of persons, free from care, quiet, easy; in a bad sense, careless, reckless; of things, tranquil, also free from danger, safe, secure"), from se- (“without") + cura (“care"); see cure.
From Wiktionary
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Latin sēcūrus sē- without s(w)e- in Indo-European roots cūra care cure
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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