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secure  /sɪ ˈkjʊr/ ? Meaning of "secure"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) get by special effort
  2. (v) cause to be firmly attached
  3. (v) assure payment of
  4. (v) make certain of
  5. (v) fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
  6. (v) furnish with battens
  7. (adj) free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
  8. (adj) free from danger or risk
  9. (adj) not likely to fail or give way
  10. (adj) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
  11. (adj) financially sound

Synonym(s)

ensure, guarantee, insure, batten, batten down, fasten

Antonyms(s)

insecure

Derived Word(s)

securer, security

Usage(s):

  1. Post-secondary education tends to be a pretty secure place to be too.
  2. This will put a secure retirement within reach for millions of working families.
  3. And more broadly, tens of millions of families have been, for a variety of reasons, unable to put away enough money for a secure retirement.

Quotes

  1. "The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 -- the fastest pace possible -- so that they can target the insurgency and secure key population centres," Mr. Obama said in speech excerpts...
    on Dec 2, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: National Post

  2. "No senator should seek to impose an ideological litmus test to secure promises of specific outcomes in cases coming before the Supreme Court," Leahy said.
    on Jun 27, 2010 By: Patrick Leahy Source: The Canadian Press

  3. "I do not want to keep our troops in Iraq a minute longer than necessary to secure our interests there. Our goal -- my goal -- is an Iraq that no longer needs American troops," McCain said. "I believe we can achieve that goal, perhaps sooner...
    on Apr 9, 2008 By: John McCain Source: Detroit Free Press

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