SECURE
\sɪkjˈʊ͡ə], \sɪkjˈʊə], \s_ɪ_k_j_ˈʊə]\
Definitions of SECURE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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remote from any source of danger; "the children are out of danger here"
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fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
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assure payment of
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free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "secure himself, he went out of his way to help others"
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free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
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not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
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assure payment of
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free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "secure himself, he went out of his way to help others"
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free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
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not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
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furnish with battens; "batten ships"
By Princeton University
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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
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To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
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To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.
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To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.
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Overconfident; incautious; careless; - in a bad sense.
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Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; - commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome.
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Net exposed to danger; safe; - applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from.
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To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; - frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.
By Oddity Software
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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
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To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
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To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.
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To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.
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Overconfident; incautious; careless; - in a bad sense.
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Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; - commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome.
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Net exposed to danger; safe; - applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from.
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To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; - frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Securely.
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Without care or anxiety, careless, so in B.: free from fear or danger: safe: confident: incautious.
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To make safe: to render certain: to guarantee: to fasten.
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SECURENESS.
By Daniel Lyons
