- secure⇄adj. 1. safe against loss, attack, escape, or danger.
Ex. Keep the prisoner secure with his cell. This is a secure hiding place. Land in a growing city is a secure investment.
2. that can be counted on; sure; certain.
Ex. We know in ad - secure⇄adv. securely.
- secure⇄noun secureness.
- secure⇄noun securer.
- secure⇄secure, adjective, verb, -cured,-curing.
- secure⇄v.i. to make oneself safe; be safe.
Ex. We must secure against the dangers of the coming storm. - secure⇄v.t. 1. to make safe; protect.
Ex. You cannot secure yourself against all risks and dangers. Every loan was secured by bonds or mortgages.
(SYN) guard, defend, shield.
2. to make (something) sure or certain.
Ex. Their manner of