secure
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sÉĒ
si
cure
ˈkjʊr
kyoor
/sÉĒˈkjʊə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "secure"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to reach or gain a particular thing, typically requiring significant amount of effort
Transitive: to secure a success
to secure definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She worked tirelessly to secure a scholarship for her studies abroad.
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āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to fasten or lock something firmly in place to prevent movement, damage, or unauthorized access

fix

key

Ditransitive: to secure sth to a support structure
to secure definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpenter secured the shelves to the wall to ensure they would n't fall.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to fasten or lock an entry point securely
Transitive: to secure an entry point
to secure definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She secured the suitcase with a combination lock to keep her belongings safe during the trip.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧇āĻļāύ āϞāĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āϟāϕ⧇āϏāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to provide collateral or assurances against a loan to ensure the lender is repaid
Transitive: to secure a loan
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He secured the business loan by pledging his inventory as security.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āχāύāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāϰāĻŋ āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ‹āĻŖ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to ensure or safeguard something from the risk of loss
Transitive: to secure an asset or privilege
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They secured their investment by diversifying their portfolio across different asset classes.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟāĻĢā§‹āϞāĻŋāĻ“ āĻŦ⧈āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ, āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ

protected and free from any danger or risk
secure definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They installed a secure lock on the door to prevent unauthorized access.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ…āύāύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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confident and at ease

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unlikely to fail, give way, or be lost

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resistant to attack, tampering, or intrusion

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Passwords keep accounts secure online.
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protected from financial risk

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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