| Secure (secure) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Se*cure" |
| [L. securus;
pref. se- without + cura care. See Cure care, and
cf. Sure, ] |
Free
from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or
distrust; confident.
Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in
a bad sense.
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or
not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with
of; as, secure of a welcome.
Not exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to
persons and things, and followed by against or
from.
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| Secure (secure) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Se*cure" |
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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; to insure; -- frequently with
against or from, rarely with of; as, to
secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a
mortgage.
To make fast; to close or confine
effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to
secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a
ship.
To get possession of; to make one's self
secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an
estate.
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