What does SECURE mean?
Definitions for SECURE
sɪˈkyʊərse·cure
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word SECURE.
Princeton's WordNet
secure, unafraid, untroubledadjective
free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
"he was secure that nothing will be held against him"
secureadjective
free from danger or risk
"secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
secureadjective
not likely to fail or give way
"the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackableadjective
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
"an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"
dependable, good, safe, secureverb
financially sound
"a good investment"; "a secure investment"
procure, secureverb
get by special effort
"He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
fasten, fix, secureverb
cause to be firmly attached
"fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
secureverb
assure payment of
guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secureverb
make certain of
"This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
plug, stop up, secureverb
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
"plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
batten, batten down, secureverb
furnish with battens
"batten ships"
Wiktionary
secureverb
To make secure (in all the above senses).
secureadjective
Free from attack or danger; protected.
secureadjective
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
secureadjective
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
secureadjective
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
secureadjective
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
secureadjective
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
Etymology: From securus, from se- + cura; see cure.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SECUREadjective
Etymology: securus, Latin.
Confidence then bore thee on secure
To meet no danger. John Milton.One maid she had, belov’d above the rest;
Secure of her, the secret she confess’d. Dryden.In Lethe’s lake souls long oblivion taste;
Of future life secure, forgetful of the past. Dryden.But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes;
The more thy fortune frowns, the more oppose. Dryden.We live and act as if we were perfectly secure of the final event of things, however we may behave ourselves. Francis Atterbury.
The portion of their wealth they design for the uses of the poor, they may throw into one of these publick repositories, secure that it will be well employed. Francis Atterbury.
It concerns the most secure of his strength, to pray to God not to expose him to an enemy. John Rogers.
Let us not then suspect our happy state,
As not secure to single or combin’d. John Milton.Messapus next,
Secure of steel, and fated from the fire,
In pomp appears. Dryden.Haply too secure of our discharge
From penalty. John Milton.Secure from fortune’s blows,
Secure of what I cannot lose,
In my small pinnace I can sail. John Dryden, Horace.To Secureverb
Etymology: from the adjective.
Nothing left
That might his happy state secure,
Secure from outward force. John Milton.I spread a cloud before the victor’s sight,
Sustain’d the vanquish’d, and secur’d his flight;
Ev’n then secur’d him, when I sought with joy
The vow’d destruction of ungrateful Troy. Dryden.Actions have their preference, not according to the transient pleasure or pain that accompanies or follows them here, but as they serve to secure that perfect durable happiness hereafter. John Locke.
Truth and certainty are not secured by innate principles; but men are in the same uncertain floating estate with as without them. John Locke.
That prince who shall be so wise as by established laws of liberty to secure protection to the honest industry of mankind, against the oppression of power, will quickly be too hard for his neighbours. John Locke.
Deeper to wound, she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight,
And triumphs when she seems to yield. Matthew Prior.Nothing can be more artful than the address of Ulysses: he secures himself of a powerful advocate, by paying an ingenuous and laudable deference to his friend. William Broome.
Where two or three sciences are pursued at the same time, if one of them be dry, as logick, let another be more entertaining, to secure the mind from weariness. Isaac Watts.
ChatGPT
secure
Secure generally refers to a state of being protected or safe from harm, loss, or attack. It can also mean that something is firmly fixed, reliable, or not likely to fail or give way. Furthermore, in the context of digital technology, it means that information or data is protected from unauthorized access, theft or damage.
Webster Dictionary
Secureadjective
free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident
Secureadjective
overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense
Secureadjective
confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome
Secureadjective
net exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from
Secureverb
to make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect
Secureverb
to put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; -- frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage
Secureverb
to make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship
Secureverb
to get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Secure
sē-kūr′, adj. without care or anxiety, careless (B.): free from fear or danger: safe: confident: incautious: in safe keeping: of such strength as to ensure safety.—v.t. to make safe: to guard from danger: to seize and confine: to get hold of: to make one's self master of: (obs.) to plight or pledge: to render certain: to guarantee: to fasten.—adj. Secūr′able, that may be secured.—n. Secur′ance, assurance, confirmation.—adv. Secūre′ly.—ns. Secūre′ment; Secūre′ness; Secūr′er, one who, or that which, secures or protects; Secūr′itan, one who dwells in fancied security; Secūr′ity, state of being secure: freedom from fear: carelessness: protection: certainty: a pledge: (pl.) bonds or certificates in evidence of debt or property.—Secure arms, to guard the firearms from becoming wet. [L. securus—se- (for sine), without, cura, care.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
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.
Editors Contribution
secure
An area or system with authorized access.
All banking systems are secure and the bank ensures only those who are authorized would have access to the system.
Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2019
secure
Guarantee payment of.
The loan was secured with their parents as guarantors
Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2019
secure
To feel and know we are safe.
We feel secure when we know we are working, healthy, earning an income, paying our bills and contributing to society.
Submitted by MaryC on January 11, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SECURE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3436
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SECURE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4068
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SECURE' in Verbs Frequency: #360
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SECURE' in Adjectives Frequency: #656
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Anagrams for SECURE »
cereus
ceruse
Creuse
recuse
rescue
Rescue
secuer
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SECURE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SECURE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of SECURE in a Sentence
There is a place for government in the affairs of men, and our Declaration of Independence tells us precisely what that place is. The role of government is to protect individuals in their God-given individual rights. Freedom is the natural birthright of man, but all that government can do in behalf of freedom is to let the individual alone, and it should secure him in his rights by making others let him alone.
We need to do what the voters want, which is what the President ran on, border security, fix this situation with DACA, but they want to know that the border's secure and we know who's coming in and what they're about.
Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own: He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and this paradise is not secure until children appear to animate and complete the picture.
Before he takes on additional tasks he must secure the border, start supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in their mission, and sincerely apologize to the mounted Border Patrol for the false attacks he has waged against them. In the alternative, if he continues to refuse to do his job and refuses to apologize to the mounted Border Patrol, he should resign.
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- تأمينArabic
- бяспечныBelarusian
- zajistit, jistitCzech
- sikkerDanish
- sicher, absichern, sichern, zuverlässigGerman
- ασφαλήςGreek
- sekurigiEsperanto
- confiable, seguro, resguardado, aplomadoSpanish
- ایمن, مطمئن, امنPersian
- varma, kiinnittää, turvallinen, peloton, turvassa, turvata, vakaa, varmistaa, tallessa, suojataFinnish
- sûrFrench
- urraigh, diongbháilteIrish
- shickyreeManx
- सुरक्षितHindi
- biztosHungarian
- անվտանգ, ապահովArmenian
- amanIndonesian
- sicuroItalian
- לבטחHebrew
- 安全なJapanese
- ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತKannada
- 안전한Korean
- secureLatin
- slaptas, apsaugotas, saugusLithuanian
- drošsLatvian
- beveiligenDutch
- sikkerNorwegian
- bezpiecznePolish
- seguroPortuguese
- protejat, sigur, stabil, asiguratRomanian
- надёжныйRussian
- säkraSwedish
- salamu, usalamuSwahili
- பாதுகாக்கTamil
- güvenliTurkish
- захищенийUkrainian
- محفوظUrdu
- đảm bảoVietnamese
- זיכערYiddish
- 安全Chinese
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