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secure

/səˈkjɔː(ɹ)/
verb
  1. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

  2. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.

    "to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage"

  3. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.

    "to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship"

adjective
  1. Free from attack or danger; protected.

  2. Free from the danger of theft; safe.

  3. Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.

Antonymsinsecure

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