secure

Meaning of secure

verb
  1. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
  2. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
    to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage
  3. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
    to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship
  4. To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
    to secure an estate
  5. To plight or pledge.
adjective
  1. Free from attack or danger; protected.
  2. Free from the danger of theft; safe.
  3. Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
  4. Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
  5. Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
  6. Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
  7. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
    secure of a welcome
  8. Overconfident; incautious; careless.

Information about secure

Hyphenation of secure

se-cure

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • secure is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

secure synonyms

Meaning unafraid:

unafraid, untroubled

Meaning protected:

protected

Meaning impregnable:

impregnable, inviolable, strong, unassailable, unattackable

Meaning dependable:

dependable, good, safe

Meaning procure:

procure

Meaning fasten:

fasten, fix

Meaning guarantee:

guarantee, ensure, insure, assure

Meaning plug:

plug

Meaning batten:

batten

secure antonyms

Meaning :

insecure

Translation of secure

Anagrams of secure

Cereus, cereus, ceruse, cesure, Creuse, recuse, rescue

Words that rhyme with secure

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