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The correct spelling is secure.
How to pronounce secure
/səˈkjɔː(ɹ)/
verbIPA: /səˈkjɔː(ɹ)/
Say it like: Sec-ure
The correct spelling is secure. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect. For example: "to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage"
Usage Examples
“to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage”
“to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship”
“to secure an estate”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- 2.To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
- 3.To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
- 4.To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- 5.To plight or pledge.
adjective
- 1.Free from attack or danger; protected.
- 2.Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- 3.Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- 4.Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- 5.Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
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