secure

se•cure

[[t]sɪˈkyʊər[/t]] adj. -cur•er, -cur•est,

1) free from danger or harm; safe

2) not liable to fail, yield, etc., as a support or fastening; firm

3) affording safety, as a place

4) kept in safe custody

5) free from care or anxiety

6) firmly established, as a reputation

7) certain; assured:

secure in his religious belief[/ex]

8) safe from penetration or interception by unauthorized persons:

secure radio communications[/ex]

9) archaic overconfident

10) to get hold of; obtain

11) to free from danger or harm; make safe

12) to make certain of; ensure:

The novel secured his reputation[/ex]

13) to make fast:

to secure a rope[/ex]

14) bus

a) to assure payment of (a debt) by pledging property

b) to assure (a creditor) of payment by a pledge

15) to lock or fasten against intruders

16) to capture (a person or animal)

17) to tie up the arms or hands of; pinion

18) to guarantee the privacy or secrecy of:

to secure diplomatic phone conversations[/ex]

19) to be or become safe; have security

20) Naut.

a) naut. navig. to cover openings and make movable objects fast

b) naut. navig. to be excused from duty:

All hands secure from general quarters[/ex]

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Etymology: 1525–35; < L sēcūrus carefree =sē- se-+-cūrus, adj. der. of cūra care; cf. sure se•cure′ly, adv. se•cure′ness, n.