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secure

/sɪ'kjʊr/

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adjective
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
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"a secure telephone connection"

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impregnable inviolable strong unassailable unattackable invulnerable
verb
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
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plug stop up

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fill up close
verb
make certain of
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assure ensure guarantee insure
verb
furnish with battens
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batten batten down

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fortify beef up strengthen
adjective
financially safe
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"a secure investment"

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dependable good safe sound
verb
get by special effort
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procure

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obtain
verb
cause to be firmly attached
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fasten fix

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attach
adjective
free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
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"he was secure that nothing will be held against him"

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unafraid untroubled

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insecure
verb
assure payment of
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guarantee vouch
adjective
free from danger or risk
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"secure from harm" "his fortune was secure" "made a secure place for himself in his field"

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firm fail-safe sure assured

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insecure
adjective
not likely to fail or give way
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"the lock was secure" "a secure foundation" "a secure hold on her wrist"

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steady tight

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insecure

Examples of secure

"a secure telephone connection"
"a secure investment"
"he was secure that nothing will be held against him"
"secure from harm"
"his fortune was secure"
"made a secure place for himself in his field"
"the lock was secure"
"a secure foundation"
"a secure hold on her wrist"