SECURE

secure

Verb

  1. To make secure (in all the above senses).
    "1 was able to secure some good photographs of the fortress." (Flight, 1911, p. 766)

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.


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