secure

se·cure  (s-kyr)

adj. se·cur·er, se·cur·est

1. Free from danger or attack: a secure fortress.

2. Free from risk of loss; safe: Her papers were secure in the vault.

3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons: Only one telephone line in the embassy was secure.

4. Free from fear, anxiety, or doubt.

5.

a. Not likely to fail or give way; stable: a secure stepladder.

b. Firmly fastened: a secure lock.

6. Reliable; dependable: secure investments.

7. Assured; certain: With three goals in the first period they had a secure victory, but somehow they lost.

8. Archaic Careless or overconfident.

tr.v. se·cured, se·cur·ing, se·cures

1. To guard from danger or risk of loss: The troops secured the area before the civilians were allowed to return.

2. To make firm or tight; fasten. See Synonyms at fasten.

3. To make certain; ensure: The speaker could not secure the goodwill of the audience.

4.

a. To guarantee payment of (a loan, for example).

b. To guarantee payment to (a creditor).

5. To get possession of; acquire: secured a job.

6. To capture or confine: They secured the suspect in the squad car.

7. To bring about; effect: secured release of the hostages.

8. To protect or ensure the privacy or secrecy of (a telephone line, for example).

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[Latin scrus : s-, without; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + cra, care; see cure.]

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se·cura·ble adj.

se·curely adv.

se·curement n.

se·cureness n.

se·curer n.

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secure

Adjective

1. free from danger or damage

2. free from fear, doubt, or care

3. tightly locked or well protected

4. fixed or tied firmly in position

5. able to be relied on: secure profits

Verb

[-curing, -cured]

1. to obtain: to secure a change in German policy

2. to make or become free from danger or fear

3. to make safe from loss, theft, or attack

4. to attach; make fast or firm

5. to guarantee (payment of a loan) by giving something as security [Latin securus free from care]

securely adv

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In an operational context, to gain possession of a position or terrain feature, with or without force, and to make such disposition as will prevent, as far as possible, its destruction or loss by enemy action. See also denial measure.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" procure suborn - procure (false testimony or perjury) obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" copyright - secure a copyright on a written work; "did you copyright your manuscript?" patent - obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?" enlist, engage - hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
	2.	secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" fasten, fix strap - secure (a sprained joint) with a strap tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" rig - connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition" bitt - secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line" latch - fasten with a latch; "latch the door" garter - fasten with or as if with a garter chain - fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together" cable - fasten with a cable; "cable trees" picket - fasten with a picket; "picket the goat" rope up - attach to one another, for safety; "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent" attach - cause to be attached cinch, girth - tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" bandage, bind - wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose cramp - secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood" cleat - secure on a cleat; "cleat a line" cast anchor, drop anchor, anchor - secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" anchor, ground - fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat" moor, berth, tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" spike - secure with spikes sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework crank - fasten with a crank noose - secure with a noose chock - secure with chocks brad - fasten with brads bight - fasten with a bight belay - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat belay - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him bar - secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" clamp - fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened" velcro - fasten with Velcro; "velcro the belt" stay - fasten with stays clinch - flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched" clinch - secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall" lock - fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence" lock up - secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation" hasp - secure or lock with a hasp zip, zip up, zipper - close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" tack - fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board" string - string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package" hook - fasten with a hook belt - fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" cement - bind or join with or as if with cement grout - bind with grout; "grout the bathtub" staple - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together" rivet - fasten with a rivet or rivets button - fasten with buttons; "button the dress" pin - attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man" hang, hang up - cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" deposit, stick, wedge, lodge - put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" entrench, intrench - fix firmly or securely buckle, clasp - fasten with a buckle or buckles brooch, clasp - fasten with or as if with a brooch stake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"
	3.	secure - assure payment of guarantee, vouch - give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" certify - guarantee payment on; of checks
	4.	secure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" assure, ensure, guarantee, insure guarantee, vouch - give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" doom - make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position" make - assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
	5.	secure - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" plug, stop up stopper, stopple - close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers" tampon - plug with a tampon fill up, close - fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" chink - fill the chinks of, as with caulking cork, cork up - close a bottle with a cork
	6.	secure - furnish with battens; "batten ships" batten, batten down beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
Adj.	1.	secure - free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "he was secure that nothing will be held against him" unafraid, untroubled insecure - lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability"
	2.	secure - free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field" protected - kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find" safe - free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet" invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" unsafe, insecure - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"
	3.	secure - not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist" fixed - securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor" insecure - not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the hinge is insecure"
	4.	secure - immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" impregnable, unassailable, unattackable, inviolable, strong invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
	5.	secure - financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" dependable, safe, good sound - financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

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secure

verb 1. obtain, get, acquire, land (informal) score (slang) gain, pick up, get hold of, come by, procure, make sure of, win possession of << OPPOSITE lose

verb 2. attach, stick, fix, bind, pin, lash, glue, fasten, rivet << OPPOSITE detach

verb 3. guarantee, insure, ensure, assure << OPPOSITE endanger

adjective 4. safe, protected, shielded, sheltered, immune, unassailable, impregnable << OPPOSITE unprotected

adjective 5. fast, firm, fixed, tight, stable, steady, fortified, fastened, dependable, immovable << OPPOSITE insecure

adjective 6. reliable, definite, solid, absolute, conclusive, in the bag (informal)

adjective 7. confident, sure, easy, certain, assured, reassured << OPPOSITE uneasy

Translations

secure [sɪˈkjuəʳ] adj (= free from anxiety) → seguro (= firmly fixed); firme, fijo

vt (= fix) → asegurar, afianzar (= get); conseguir;

(COMM) [+ loan]; garantizar;

to make sth secure → afianzar algo;

to secure sth for sb → conseguir algo para algn

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secure [sɪˈkjuəʳ] adj (= free from anxiety) → sans inquiétude, sécurisé(e) (= firmly fixed); solide, bien attaché(e) (or fermé(e) etc) (= in safe place); en lieu sûr, en sûreté

vt (= fix) → fixer, attacher (= get); obtenir, se procurer;

(Comm) [+ loan]; garantir;

to make sth secure → bien fixer or attacher qch;

to secure sth for sb → obtenir qch pour qn, procurer qch à qn

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secure [sɪˈkjuəʳ] adj → sicher;

(firmly fixed) → fest

vt (fix) → festmachen;

(votes etc) → erhalten;

(contract etc) → (sich dat) sichern;

(Comm) (loan) → (ab)sichern;

to make sth secure → etw sichern;

to secure sth for sb → jdm etw sichern

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secure [sɪˈkjuəʳ] adj (= free from anxiety) → sicuro/a (= firmly fixed); assicurato/a, ben fermato/a (= in safe place); al sicuro

vt (= fix) → fissare, assicurare (= get); ottenere, assicurarsi;

(COMM) (= loan); garantire;

to make sth secure → fissare bene qc;

to secure sth for sb → procurare qc per or a qn

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secure

adj secure [siˈkjuə]

1 (often withagainstorfrom) safe; free from danger, loss etc Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam. veilig آمِن، مُؤَمَّن، أمين в безопасност bezpečný; klidný sikker sicher ασφαλής seguro kaitstud, kindel ايمن varma, turvattu sûr; assuré בָּטוּח प्राप्त करना (विशेषतया परिश्रम के द्वारा) miran, bezbrižan biztos(ított) aman öruggur sicuro, certo 安全な 안전한 apsaugotas, saugus, garantuotas drošs; pasargāts; pārliecināts terjamin veilig (-)sikker, trygg bezpieczny, spokojny seguro sigur; asigurat безопасный; уверенный bezpečný; pokojný varen siguran säker, trygg, skyddad ปลอดภัย; ปราศจากอันตราย; ไม่สูญเสีย güvenli 安全的 спокійний; безпечний محفوظ an tâm, bảo đảm 安全的

2 firm, fastened, or fixed Is that door secure? beveilig ثابِت، مُثَبَّت، مُقْفَل здрав pevný sikker fest στέρεος, ασφαλισμένος firme kindel محكم kiinni solide מוּבטָח द्ढ़ pričvršćen, čvrst biztonságos kokoh traustur sicuro, saldo しっかりした 튼튼한 uždarytas nostiprināts; aizslēgts; nocietināts kukuh stevig solid, sikker, forsvarlig dobrze przymocowany seguro solid прочный, надёжный pevný čvrst pričvršćen stadig, stabil ผูก; แน่นหนา; แข็งแรง; มั่นคง sağlam 牢固的 надійний; міцний محکم an toàn 牢固的

3 definite; not likely to be lost She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job. seker مُؤَكَّد، مَضْمون сигурен solidní sikker; tryg gesichert βέβαιος, σίγουρος, που δεν μπορεί να χαθεί seguro kindel قطعي varma ferme; sûr בָּטוּח निश्चित siguran, pouzdan biztos pasti fastur; öruggur sicuro 確実な 분명한; 안정된 patikimas, tvirtas drošs; nodrošināts; garantēts tetap vast sikker, fast pewny, solidny seguro ferm; sigur твёрдый; надёжный zaručený, istý zanesljiv siguran säker ไม่น่าจะสูญเสียไป garantili 安定的 гарантований یقینی vững chắc 安定的

v

1 (with againstorfrom (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft. beveilig يُؤَمِّن гарантирам zabezpečit sikre schützen (δι)ασφαλίζω proteger kaitsma تضمين شده suojata protéger (de) לְהָגֵן प्राप्त कर लेना, सुरक्षित करना, की रक्षा करना zaštititi, osigurati biztosít mengamankan tryggja (gegn/fyrir) mettere al sicuro 守る ...을 안전하게 하다, 단단히 지키다 apsaugoti nodrošināt mengelakkan daripada beveiligen sikre zabezpieczać proteger a pro­teja (de) надёжно защищать zabezpečiť zavarovati osigurati säkra, skydda, trygga เก็บไว้ให้ปลอดภัย korumak, güven altına almak 防護 гарантувати безпеку; охороняти یقینی بنانا bảo vệ 防护

2 to fasten or make firm He secured the boat with a rope. vasmaak يُثَبِّت връзвам здраво přivázat sikre sichern στερεώνω, δένω sujetar, atar, amarrar kinnitama محكم كردن kiinnittää attacher לְחַזֵק, לִקשוֹר कसकर बाधना pričvrstiti, zakvačiti rögzít menambatkan binda, festa assicurare 結びつけ ...을 단단히 고정시키다 pritvirtinti nostiprināt; aizslēgt; nocietināt menambat vastmaken feste, surre/binde fast zabezpieczać, przytwierdzić segurar a asigura закреплять prizvať pritrditi pričvrstiti säkra, göra fast, låsa ผูก; มัด bağlamak 固定 закріпляти, замикати محکم کرنا buộc chặt 固定

adv seˈcurely

vas بأمان здраво pevně, bezpečně sikkert sicher σταθερά, στέρεα, με ασφάλεια firmemente kaitstult مطمئنا turvallisesti solidement; sûrement בְּבִיטָחוֹן निरापदता से, सुदृढ़ता से, निश्चितता से, विश्वसनीयता से mirno, sigurno biztosan dengan kuat örugglega al sicuro しっかりと 안전하게 saugiai mierīgi; drošībā; droši dengan selamat stevig sikkert, trygt, forsvarlig bezpiecznie seguramente solid; sigur безопасно, надёжно pevne, bezpečne varno sigurno säkert, tryggt อย่างแน่นหนา; อย่างปลอดภัย güvenli bir şekilde 安全地 надійно; безпечно مضبوطی سے chắc chắn 安全地

n seˈcurity

the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; (also adjective ) the security forces; a security guard. sekuriteit أمْن، أمان сигурност bezpečnost(ní) tryghed; sikkerhed; sikkerheds- die Sicherheit, Sicherheits-... ασφάλεια seguridad julgeolek, kaitse, kaitse- اطمينان turvallisuus (de) sécurité אַבטָחָה सुरक्षा, अभय sigurnost, osiguranje biztonság keamanan öryggi sicurezza; di sicurezza 安全 안전, 보장; 경비 apsauga, saugumas drošība; garantija; aizsardzība keselamatan veiligheid sikkerhet, trygghet; sikkerhets- bezpieczeństwo, zabezpieczenie segurança (de) securitate безопасность bezpečnosť; bezpečnostný varnost sigurnost säkerhet, skydd, trygghet ความปลอดภัย güvence; güvenlik 安全 безпека, надійність محفوظ حالت sự an toàn 安全

security risk

a person considered not safe to be given a job involving knowledge of secrets because he might give secret information to an enemy etc. sekuriteitsrisiko مُخاطَرَه أمنِيَّه лице, което представлява опасност за държавната сигурност nespolehlivá osoba sikkerhedsrisiko das Sicherheitsrisiko άτομο επικίνδυνο για την εθνική ασφάλεια riesgo para la seguridad julgeoleku suhtes kahtlane isik خطر امنیتی turvallisuusriski personne pas sûre סִיכּוּן בִּיטחוֹנִי घातक व्यक्ति nepouzdana osoba megbízhatatlan elem meragukan maður sem ekki er hægt að treysta (persona inaffidabile) 危険人物 (국가의 안전에 위험하다고 주목되는) 위험 인물 nepatikimas neuzticamība risiko keselamatan veiligheidsrisico sikkerhetsrisiko osoba niepewna de segurança risco persoană nesigură неблагонадёжный человек nespoľahlivá osoba nezanesljiva oseba rizik za bezbednosti säkerhetsrisk บุคคลที่อาจคุกคามความมั่นคงของประเทศ güvenilmeyen kimse 危險人物 неблагонадійна особа خطرناک شخص người mạo hiểm 危险人物