se|cure´ness

se|cure´ness
se|cure «sih KYUR», adjective, verb, -cured, -cur|ing.
–adj.
1. safe against loss, attack, escape, or danger: »

Keep the prisoner secure with his cell. This is a secure hiding place. Land in a growing city is a secure investment.

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under safe. (Cf. ↑safe)
2. that can be counted on; sure; certain: »

We know in advance that our victory is secure.

3. free from care, fear, or worry: »

He hoped for a secure old age.

4. firmly fastened; not liable to break or fall: »

The boards of this bridge do not look secure.

SYNONYM(S): fast, firm, stable, immovable.
–v.t.
1. to make safe; protect: »

You cannot secure yourself against all risks and dangers. Every loan was secured by bonds or mortgages.

 SYNONYM(S): guard, defend, shield.
2. to make (something) sure or certain: »

Their manner of building secured a certain air of solidity and grandeur (P. H. Hunter).

 SYNONYM(S): assure, ensure.
3. to make firm or fast: »

Secure the locks on the windows. Having secured by boat, I took my gun and went on shore (Daniel Defoe).

 SYNONYM(S): fasten, tie.
4. to get by effort; obtain: »

to secure the attention of an audience, to secure a hearing at court. We have secured our tickets for the school play.

 SYNONYM(S): gain.
5. to seize and confine: »

They…formed a conspiracy to seize the ship and secure me (Jonathan Swift).

–v.i.
to make oneself safe; be safe: »

We must secure against the dangers of the coming storm.

╂[< Latin sēcūrus < sē- free from + cūra care. See etym. of doublets sure (Cf. ↑sure), sicker. (Cf. ↑sicker)]
–se|cure´ly, adverb.
–se|cure´ness, noun.
–se|cur´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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