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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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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 with against or from) 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.veiligآمِن، مُؤَمَّن، أمينв безопасностbezpečný; klidnýsikkersicherασφαλήςsegurokaitstud, kindelايمنvarma, turvattusûr; assuréבָּטוּחप्राप्त करना (विशेषतया परिश्रम के द्वारा)miran, bezbrižanbiztos(ított)amanöruggursicuro, certo安全な안전한apsaugotas, saugus, garantuotasdrošs; pasargāts; pārliecinātsterjaminveilig(-)sikker, tryggbezpieczny, spokojnysegurosigur; asiguratбезопасный; уверенныйbezpečný; pokojnývarensiguransäker, trygg, skyddadปลอดภัย; ปราศจากอันตราย; ไม่สูญเสียgüvenli安全的спокійний; безпечнийمحفوظan tâm, bảo đảm安全的

2 firm, fastened, or fixed Is that door secure?beveiligثابِت، مُثَبَّت، مُقْفَلздравpevnýsikkerfestστέρεος, ασφαλισμένοςfirmekindelمحكمkiinnisolideמוּבטָחद्ढ़pričvršćen, čvrstbiztonságoskokohtraustursicuro, saldoしっかりした튼튼한uždarytasnostiprināts; aizslēgts; nocietinātskukuhstevigsolid, sikker, forsvarligdobrze przymocowanysegurosolidпрочный, надёжныйpevnýčvrstpričvršćenstadig, stabilผูก; แน่นหนา; แข็งแรง; มั่นคงsağlam牢固的надійний; міцнийمحکمan 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.sekerمُؤَكَّد، مَضْمونсигуренsolidnísikker; tryggesichertβέβαιος, σίγουρος, που δεν μπορεί να χαθείsegurokindelقطعيvarmaferme; sûrבָּטוּחनिश्चितsiguran, pouzdanbiztospastifastur; öruggursicuro確実な분명한; 안정된patikimas, tvirtasdrošs; nodrošināts; garantētstetapvastsikker, fastpewny, solidnyseguroferm; sigurтвёрдый; надёжныйzaručený, istýzanesljivsiguransäkerไม่น่าจะสูญเสียไปgarantili安定的гарантованийیقینیvững chắc安定的

v

1 (with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.beveiligيُؤَمِّنгарантирамzabezpečitsikreschützen(δι)ασφαλίζωprotegerkaitsmaتضمين شدهsuojataprotéger (de)לְהָגֵןप्राप्त कर लेना, सुरक्षित करना, की रक्षा करनाzaštititi, osiguratibiztosítmengamankantryggja (gegn/fyrir)mettere al sicuro守る...을 안전하게 하다, 단단히 지키다apsaugotinodrošinātmengelakkan daripadabeveiligensikrezabezpieczaćprotegera pro­teja (de)надёжно защищатьzabezpečiťzavarovatiosiguratisäkra, skydda, tryggaเก็บไว้ให้ปลอดภัยkorumak, güven altına almak防護гарантувати безпеку; охоронятиیقینی بناناbảo vệ防护

2 to fasten or make firm He secured the boat with a rope.vasmaakيُثَبِّتвръзвам здравоpřivázatsikresichernστερεώνω, δένωsujetar, atar, amarrarkinnitamaمحكم كردنkiinnittääattacherלְחַזֵק, לִקשוֹרकसकर बाधनाpričvrstiti, zakvačitirögzítmenambatkanbinda, festaassicurare結びつけ...을 단단히 고정시키다pritvirtintinostiprināt; aizslēgt; nocietinātmenambatvastmakenfeste, surre/binde fastzabezpieczać, przytwierdzićsegurara asiguraзакреплятьprizvaťpritrditipričvrstitisäkra, göra fast, låsaผูก; มัดbağlamak固定закріпляти, замикатиمحکم کرناbuộc chặt固定

adv seˈcurely

vasبأمانздравоpevně, bezpečněsikkertsicherσταθερά, στέρεα, με ασφάλειαfirmementekaitstultمطمئناturvallisestisolidement; sûrementבְּבִיטָחוֹןनिरापदता से, सुदृढ़ता से, निश्चितता से, विश्वसनीयता सेmirno, sigurnobiztosandengan kuatörugglegaal sicuroしっかりと안전하게saugiaimierīgi; drošībā; drošidengan selamatstevigsikkert, trygt, forsvarligbezpiecznieseguramentesolid; sigurбезопасно, надёжноpevne, bezpečnevarnosigurnosäkert, tryggtอย่างแน่นหนา; อย่างปลอดภัยgüvenli bir şekilde安全地надійно; безпечноمضبوطی سےchắc 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.sekuriteitأمْن، أمانсигурностbezpečnost(ní)tryghed; sikkerhed; sikkerheds-die Sicherheit, Sicherheits-...ασφάλειαseguridadjulgeolek, kaitse, kaitse-اطمينانturvallisuus(de) sécuritéאַבטָחָהसुरक्षा, अभयsigurnost, osiguranjebiztonságkeamananöryggisicurezza; di sicurezza安全안전, 보장; 경비apsauga, saugumasdrošība; garantija; aizsardzībakeselamatanveiligheidsikkerhet, trygghet; sikkerhets-bezpieczeństwo, zabezpieczeniesegurança(de) securitateбезопасностьbezpečnosť; bezpečnostnývarnostsigurnostsäkerhet, skydd, trygghetความปลอดภัยgüvence; güvenlik安全безпека, надійністьمحفوظ حالتsự 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. sekuriteitsrisikoمُخاطَرَه أمنِيَّهлице, което представлява опасност за държавната сигурностnespolehlivá osobasikkerhedsrisikodas Sicherheitsrisikoάτομο επικίνδυνο για την εθνική ασφάλειαriesgo para la seguridadjulgeoleku suhtes kahtlane isikخطر امنیتیturvallisuusriskipersonne pas sûreסִיכּוּן בִּיטחוֹנִיघातक व्यक्तिnepouzdana osobamegbízhatatlan elemmeragukanmaður sem ekki er hægt að treysta(persona inaffidabile)危険人物(국가의 안전에 위험하다고 주목되는) 위험 인물nepatikimasneuzticamībarisiko keselamatanveiligheidsrisicosikkerhetsrisikoosoba niepewnade segurança riscopersoană nesigurăнеблагонадёжный человекnespoľahlivá osobanezanesljiva osebarizik za bezbednostisäkerhetsriskบุคคลที่อาจคุกคามความมั่นคงของประเทศgüvenilmeyen kimse危險人物неблагонадійна особаخطرناک شخصngười mạo hiểm危险人物