secure

se-cure · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Fixed or fastened so as not to give way or become loose.

  2. 2.

    Free from danger or threat; safe.

  3. 3.

    Feeling confident and free from anxiety.

  4. 4.

    [as verb]To make safe; to obtain.

Related words

Antonyms: insecure, unsafe, vulnerable
See also: protect, safe, stable
Synonyms: protected, safe, stable

Etymology

From Latin securus ("free from care"), from se- ("without") + cura ("care").