secure
[ si-kyoor ]
/ sɪˈkyʊər /
adjective, se·cur·er, se·cur·est.
verb (used with object), se·cured, se·cur·ing.
verb (used without object), se·cured, se·cur·ing.
to be or become safe; have or obtain security.
Nautical.
- to cover openings and make movable objects fast: The crew was ordered to secure for sea.
- to be excused from duty: to secure from general quarters.
Origin of secure
SYNONYMS FOR secure
ANTONYMS FOR secure
1
unsafe.
OTHER WORDS FROM secure
Words nearby secure
British Dictionary definitions for presecure
secure
/ (sɪˈkjʊə) /
adjective
verb
Derived forms of secure
Word Origin for secure
C16: from Latin
sēcūrus free from care, from
sē- without +
cūra care