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      secure
      verb
      To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
      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 make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
      To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
      (transitive, obsolete) To plight or pledge.
      adjective
      Free from attack or danger; protected.
      Free from the danger of theft; safe.
      Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
      Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
      Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
      Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
      Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
      Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
      (obsolete) Overconfident; incautious; careless.
      Roots
      sese- · Latin · apart, asidecura-cur · Latin · care
      Synonyms for secure
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