adjective
- free from fear, care, doubt, or anxiety; not worried, troubled, or apprehensive
- free from danger; not exposed to damage, attack, etc.; safe
- in safekeeping or custody
- not likely to fail or give way; firm; strong; stable: to make a knot secure
- reliable; dependable: a secure investment
- Archaic overconfident and careless
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
- to make firm, fast, tight, etc.: secure the bolt
- 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