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’”) < se- (“‘without’”) + cura (“‘care’”); see cure.
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secure (comparative securer or more secure, superlative securest or most secure)
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- Free from attack or danger; protected.
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
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Free from attack or danger; protected
Free from the danger of theft; safe
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
Firm and not likely to fail; stable
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
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to secure (third-person singular simple present secures, present participle securing, simple past and past participle secured)
- To make secure (in all the above senses).
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To make secure
[edit] External links
- secure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- secure in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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From a Slavonic language, compare Czech sekera.
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secure f
