Meaning
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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.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
- (obsolete) Overconfident; incautious; careless.
- Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
Synonyms
hitch on
hook on
tie on
make safe
tie a knot
usually in the
keep in a secure place
trouble-proof
coop in
out of danger
fit for sea
hold in place
make firm
trouble proof
provide with
secure from
non-hazardous
tie tightly
stick on
stick to the pan
without risk
yoke together
turn off
put in position
free from fear
not dangerous
easy in mind
Frequency
Hyphenated as
se‧cure
Pronounced as (IPA)
/səˈkjʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“of persons, free from care, quiet, easy; in a bad sense, careless, reckless; of things, tranquil, also free from danger, safe, secure”), from sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”); see cure. Doublet of sure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).
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