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secure

The correct spelling is secure.

How to pronounce secure

/səˈkjɔː(ɹ)/
verb

IPA: /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. 1.To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
  2. 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. 3.To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
  4. 4.To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
  5. 5.To plight or pledge.

adjective

  1. 1.Free from attack or danger; protected.
  2. 2.Free from the danger of theft; safe.
  3. 3.Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
  4. 4.Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
  5. 5.Firm and not likely to fail; stable.

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