āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to secure
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āĻ āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to reach or gain a particular thing, typically requiring significant amount of effort
Transitive: to secure a success
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She worked tirelessly to secure a scholarship for her studies abroad.
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āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to fasten or lock something firmly in place to prevent movement, damage, or unauthorized access
Ditransitive: to secure sth to a support structure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpenter secured the shelves to the wall to ensure they would n't fall.
āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧠āϤāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤā§āĨ¤
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āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to fasten or lock an entry point securely
Transitive: to secure an entry point
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She secured the suitcase with a combination lock to keep her belongings safe during the trip.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻļāύ āϞāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āϝā§āĻāĻā§āϏāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to provide collateral or assurances against a loan to ensure the lender is repaid
Transitive: to secure a loan
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He secured the business loan by pledging his inventory as security.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύāĻā§āύā§āĻāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āϰā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŖ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to ensure or safeguard something from the risk of loss
Transitive: to secure an asset or privilege
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They secured their investment by diversifying their portfolio across different asset classes.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻāĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϝāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
secure
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āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ, āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ
protected and free from any danger or risk
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They installed a secure lock on the door to prevent unauthorized access.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ
āύāύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§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
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Passwords keep accounts secure online.
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protected from financial risk
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
securer
secure
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