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se·cure
(sĭ-kyo͝or′)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: felt secure in his old job.
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).
se·cur′a·ble adj.
se·cure′ly adv.
se·cure′ment n.
se·cure′ness n.
se·cur′er n.
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secure
(sɪˈkjʊə)adj
1. free from danger, damage, etc
2. free from fear, care, etc
3. in safe custody
4. not likely to fail, become loose, etc
5. able to be relied on; certain: a secure investment.
6. (Nautical Terms) nautical stowed away or made inoperative
7. archaic careless or overconfident
vb
8. (tr) to obtain or get possession of: I will secure some good seats.
9. (when: intr, often foll by against) to make or become free from danger, fear, etc
10. (tr) to make fast or firm; fasten
11. (when: intr, often foll by against) to make or become certain; guarantee: this plan will secure your happiness.
12. (Law) (tr) to assure (a creditor) of payment, as by giving security
13. (Military) (tr) to make (a military position) safe from attack
14. (Nautical Terms) nautical to make (a vessel or its contents) safe or ready by battening down hatches, stowing gear, etc
15. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to stow or make inoperative: to secure the radio.
[C16: from Latin sēcūrus free from care, from sē- without + cūra care]
seˈcurable adj
seˈcurely adv
seˈcurement n
seˈcureness n
seˈcurer n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
se•cure
(sɪˈkyʊər)adj. -cur•er, -cur•est, adj.
1. free from danger or harm; safe.
2. not liable to fail, yield, etc., as a support or fastening; firm.
3. affording safety, as a place.
4. kept in safe custody.
5. free from care or anxiety.
6. firmly established, as a reputation.
7. certain; assured: secure in his religious belief.
8. safe from penetration or interception by unauthorized persons: secure radio communications.
9. Archaic. overconfident.
v.t. 10. to get hold of; obtain.
11. to free from danger or harm; make safe.
12. to make certain of; ensure: The novel secured his reputation.
13. to make fast: to secure a rope.
14.
a. to assure payment of (a debt) by pledging property.
b. to assure (a creditor) of payment by a pledge.
15. to lock or fasten against intruders.
16. to capture (a person or animal).
17. to tie up the arms or hands of; pinion.
18. to guarantee the privacy or secrecy of: to secure diplomatic phone conversations.
v.i. 19. to be or become safe; have security.
20. Naut.
a. to cover openings and make movable objects fast.
b. to be excused from duty: All hands secure from general quarters.
se•cure′ly, adv.
se•cure′ness, n.
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See also related terms for objective.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
secure
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
safe
– secure1. 'safe'
Safe /seɪf/ as an adjective has two main meanings.
If someone is safe, they are not in danger or cannot be harmed.
We're safe now. They've gone.
Thank goodness the children are safe.
Be Careful!
When safe is used to describe people, it is never used in front of a noun. Don't say, for example, 'the safe children'.
You can say that you are safe from something or someone to mean that you cannot be harmed by them.
They want to keep their families safe from crime.
She realised with relief that she was safe from him now.
You can also say that something is safe to mean that it is not dangerous or risky.
Is the water safe to drink?
You should always keep your passport in a safe place.
2. 'secure'
Something that is secure is protected so that nobody can get into it, steal it, or commit a crime involving it.
The hotel has 24-hour secure parking.
A secure password should contain a mixture of numbers, symbols, and letters.
You can also use secure to talk about a feeling of confidence that something is likely to continue or succeed.
To enjoy life you have to be financially secure.
The new job offered him a more secure future.
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secure
Past participle: secured
Gerund: securing
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| Verb | 1. | secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" 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?" |
| 2. |  secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"strap - secure (a sprained joint) with a strap 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 cramp - secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood" cleat - secure on a cleat; "cleat a line" moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat" spike - secure with spikes 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 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 - 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" stake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat" wire - fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support" coapt - fit tightly and fasten joggle - fasten or join with a joggle joint - fasten with a joint toggle - fasten with, or as if with, a toggle | |
| 3. | secure - assure payment of 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!"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" 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 | |
| 6. | secure - furnish with battens; "batten ships" 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" 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" | |
| 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" 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" 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 His achievements helped him to secure the job.
obtain lose, give up, let (something) slip through (your) fingers
obtain lose, give up, let (something) slip through (your) fingers
2. attach, stick, fix, bind, pin, lash, glue, fasten, rivet The frames are secured by horizontal rails to the back wall.
attach detach, loose, untie, unloose
attach detach, loose, untie, unloose
3. fasten, close, lock, shut, seal, bolt, lock up, chain, padlock, batten down, make fast With a discreet click he secured the lock.
4. make safe, strengthen, fortify, make sound, make invulnerable, make impregnable We need to teach people how to secure themselves in these areas.
adjective
1. safe, protected, shielded, sheltered, immune, unassailable, impregnable We shall make sure our home is as secure as possible.
safe endangered, unsafe, unprotected
safe endangered, unsafe, unprotected
2. fast, firm, fixed, tight, stable, steady, fortified, fastened, dependable, immovable Shelves are only as secure as their fixings.
fast loose, insecure, unsafe, precarious, unsound, unfixed, not fastened
fast loose, insecure, unsafe, precarious, unsound, unfixed, not fastened
3. reliable, definite, solid, absolute, conclusive, in the bag (informal) demands for secure wages and employment
4. protected, safe, guarded, sheltered, shielded, in safe hands, out of harm's way, free from danger He was determined to give his family a secure and solid base.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
secure
adjective1. Affording protection:
safe.
2. Having a firm belief in one's own powers:
3. Not easily moved or shaken:
1. To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
Archaic: fend.
6. To give a promise of payment of:
7. To come into possession of:
9. To be the cause of:
bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, set off, stir (up), touch off, trigger.
Idioms: bring to pass, give rise to.
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Translations
آمِن، مُؤَمَّن، أمينثابِت، مُثَبَّت، مُقْفَلمُؤَكَّد، مَضْمونمَأْمُونيُؤَمِّن
bezpečnýjistitklidnýpevnýpřivázat
sikkersikretryg
kiinnittääsuojataturvallinenturvatavarmistaa
siguran
biztosított
binda, festafastur; örugguröruggurtrausturtryggja
安全な
안전한
apsaugotassaugumasuždarytas
aizslēgtaizslēgtsdrošsgarantētsnocietināt
zabezpečiť
brezskrbenvarenzaklenjenzanesljivzaščiten
säker
ปลอดภัย
an toàn
secure
[sɪˈkjʊəʳ]A. ADJ
1. (= firm, solid) [knot, rope, hold] → seguro; [door, window, lock, bolt] → bien cerrado; [structure, foothold] → firme; [ladder] → bien sujeto; [base, foundation] → sólido
to have a secure foothold in a market → tener un punto de apoyo firme en un mercado
to have a secure foothold in a market → tener un punto de apoyo firme en un mercado
2. (= safe) [job, place, building] → seguro; [position] → garantizado; [career, future] → asegurado
to be secure against sth = to be secure from sth
to be financially secure → tener seguridad económica
to be secure from sth → estar protegido contra algo
I want to make my home secure against burglars → quiero proteger mi casa contra los ladrones
to make an area secure → hacer de una zona un lugar seguro
to be secure against sth = to be secure from sth
to be financially secure → tener seguridad económica
to be secure from sth → estar protegido contra algo
I want to make my home secure against burglars → quiero proteger mi casa contra los ladrones
to make an area secure → hacer de una zona un lugar seguro
3. (emotionally) [person] → seguro; [relationship, environment] → estable
children need a secure home life → los niños necesitan un ambiente estable en el hogar
to be emotionally secure → tener estabilidad emocional
to feel secure (about sth) → sentirse seguro (con respecto a algo)
to make sb feel secure → hacer a algn sentirse seguro
secure in the knowledge that → seguro de que, confiado de que
children need a secure home life → los niños necesitan un ambiente estable en el hogar
to be emotionally secure → tener estabilidad emocional
to feel secure (about sth) → sentirse seguro (con respecto a algo)
to make sb feel secure → hacer a algn sentirse seguro
secure in the knowledge that → seguro de que, confiado de que
B. VT
1. (= make fast) [+ rope] → sujetar bien; (to floor etc) → afianzar; [+ load] → asegurar; [+ door, window] → cerrar bien; (= tie up) [+ person, animal] → atar, amarrar (LAm)
a shawl secured at the neck by a brooch → un chal sujeto a la altura del cuello con un broche
a shawl secured at the neck by a brooch → un chal sujeto a la altura del cuello con un broche
2. (= make safe) [+ home, building] → proteger (against, from de contra de contra) [+ career, future] → asegurar
3. (frm) (= obtain) [+ job, peace, freedom, support] → conseguir, obtener
they have not got enough evidence to secure a conviction → no tienen suficientes pruebas para conseguir que lo condenen
a win that secured them a place in the final → una victoria que les aseguró un puesto en la final
to secure victory → conseguir la victoria
they have not got enough evidence to secure a conviction → no tienen suficientes pruebas para conseguir que lo condenen
a win that secured them a place in the final → una victoria que les aseguró un puesto en la final
to secure victory → conseguir la victoria
C. CPD secure accommodation N (Brit) (Jur) centro de prevención contra la delincuencia
secure unit N (Brit) (for young offenders, mental patients) → unidad f de seguridad
secure unit N (Brit) (for young offenders, mental patients) → unidad f de seguridad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
secure
[sɪˈkjʊər] adj
(= free from anxiety) → en sécurité
We feel financially secure → Nous nous sentons en sécurité sur le plan financier.
We feel financially secure → Nous nous sentons en sécurité sur le plan financier.
(= certain) [job, income, future] → stable
(= in a safe place) → en sécurité
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
secure
adj (+er)
(= safe) → sicher; (emotionally) → geborgen; existence, income → gesichert; secure in the knowledge that … → ruhig in dem Bewusstsein, dass …; to be secure against or from something → vor etw (dat) → sicher sein; to feel secure → sich sicher fühlen; (emotionally) → sich geborgen fühlen; to feel secure about one’s future → der Zukunft sicher entgegensehen; to make somebody feel secure → jdm das Gefühl der Sicherheit geben; to be financially secure → finanziell abgesichert sein; to be emotionally secure → emotional stabil sein
(= fastened) lock, door → gesichert; (= firm, well-fastened) grip, knot, tile → fest; is the window secure? → ist das Fenster fest zu?; is the lid secure? → ist der Deckel fest drauf?; to make a door/window/rope secure → eine Tür/ein Fenster/ein Seil sichern; to make a tile secure → einen Ziegel befestigen
vt
(= fasten, make firm) → festmachen; (= tie up) → befestigen, festmachen; window, door → fest zumachen; (with chain, bolt etc) → sichern; tile → befestigen; (= make safe) → sichern (from, against gegen), schützen (→ from, against vor +dat)
(= obtain) → sich (dat) → sichern; majority of votes, order → erhalten; profits, higher prices → erzielen; share, interest in business → erwerben; (= buy) → erstehen; cook, employee → verpflichten; to secure something for somebody, to secure somebody something → jdm etw sichern; to secure somebody’s services → jdn verpflichten; their troops have now secured the bridge/the airport → die Truppen haben jetzt die Brücke/den Flugplatz gegen feindliche Angriffe gesichert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
secure
[sɪˈkjʊəʳ]1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))
a. (firm, knot) → saldo/a, sicuro/a; (nail) → ben piantato/a; (rope) → ben fissato/a; (door) → ben chiuso/a; (ladder, chair) → stabile; (hold) → saldo/a
to make sth secure → fissare bene qc
to make sth secure → fissare bene qc
b. (safe, place, container) → sicuro/a; (certain, career, success) → assicurato/a; (victory) → certo/a
secure from or against sth → al sicuro da qc
secure from or against sth → al sicuro da qc
c. (free from anxiety) → sicuro/a, tranquillo/a
to rest secure in the knowledge that ... → stare tranquillo/a sapendo che...
to rest secure in the knowledge that ... → stare tranquillo/a sapendo che...
2. vt
b. (make safe) to secure (from or against) → proteggere (da)
d. (Fin) (loan) → garantire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
secure
(siˈkjuə) adjective1. (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.
2. firm, fastened, or fixed. Is that door secure?
3. definite; not likely to be lost. She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.
verb1. (with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe. Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.
2. to fasten or make firm. He secured the boat with a rope.
seˈcurely adverbseˈcurity noun
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.
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
secure
→ مَأْمُون bezpečný sikker sicher εξασφαλισμένος asegurado turvallinen sécurisé siguran sicuro 安全な 안전한 beveiligd beskyttet bezpieczny seguro безопасный säker ปลอดภัย güvenli an toàn 安全的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
secure
a. seguro-a;
v. asegurar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012