secure
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to…To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
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Meaning
5 sensesTo make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
sichern, absichern
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
закрі́плюватиzakrípljuvaty, закріпля́тиzakripljáty, закріпи́тиzakripýty
make certain of
To fix in place; 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
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
to secure an estate
Her achievements have secured her place in the annals of our nation
(obsolete, transitive)To plight or pledge.
Examples
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“of persons, free from care, quiet, easy; in a bad sense, carBorrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“of persons, free from care, quiet, easy; in a bad sense, careless, reckless; of things, tranquil, also free from danger, safe, secure”), from sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”); see cure. Doublet of sure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).
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Forms
secures, securing, secured, securedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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