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secure
verb
1 secure
Get by special effort.
synonym: procure.
Roget 132:
be early
etc.
adj.,
be beforehand
etc.
adv.;
keep time,
take time by the forelock,
anticipate,
forestall;
have the start,
gain the start;
steal a march upon;
gain time,
draw on futurity;
bespeak,
secure,
engage,
preengage†.
accelerate;
expedite
etc.
(quicken)
274;
make haste
etc.
(hurry)
684.
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Roget 781:
retain,
keep;
hold fast one's own,
hold tight one's own,
hold fast one's ground,
hold tight one's ground;
clinch,
clench,
clutch,
grasp,
gripe,
hug,
have a firm hold of.
secure,
withhold,
detain;
hold back,
keep back;
keep close;
husband
etc.
(store)
636;
reserve;
have in stock,
have on hand,
keep in stock
etc.
(possess)
777;
entail,
tie up,
settle.
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Roget 775:
acquire,
get,
gain,
win,
earn,
obtain,
procure,
gather;
collect
etc.
(assemble)
72;
pick,
pickup;
glean.
find;
come upon,
pitch upon,
light upon;
scrape up,
scrape together;
get in,
reap and carry,
net,
bag,
sack,
bring home,
secure;
derive,
draw,
get in the harvest.
profit;
make profit,
draw profit,
turn a quick profit;
turn to profit,
turn to account;
make capital out of,
make money by;
obtain a return,
reap the fruits of;
reap an advantage,
gain an advantage;
turn a penny,
turn an honest penny;
make the pot boil,
bring grist to the mill;
make money,
coin money,
raise money;
raise funds,
raise the wind;
fill one's pocket
etc.
(wealth)
803.
treasure up
etc.
(store)
636;
realize,
clear;
produce
etc.
161;
take
etc.
789.
get back,
recover,
regain,
retrieve,
revendicate†,
replevy [Law],
redeem,
come by one's own.
come by,
come in for;
receive
etc.
785;
inherit;
step into a fortune,
step into the shoes of;
succeed to.
get hold of,
get between one's finger and thumb,
get into one's hand,
get at;
take possession,
come into possession,
enter into possession.
be profitable
etc.
adj.;
pay,
answer.
accrue
etc.
(be received)
785.
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Roget 664:
be safe
etc.
adj.;
keep one's head above water,
tide over,
save one's bacon;
ride out the storm,
weather the storm;
light upon one's feet,
land on one's feet;
bear a charmed life;
escape
etc.
671.
make safe,
render safe
etc.
Adj.;
protect;
take care of
etc.
(care)
459;
preserve
etc.
670;
cover,
screen,
shelter,
shroud,
flank,
ward;
guard
etc.
(defend)
717;
secure
etc.
(restrain)
751;
entrench,
intrench†,
fence round
etc.
(circumscribe)
229;
house,
nestle,
ensconce;
take charge of.
escort,
convoy;
garrison;
watch,
mount guard,
patrol.
make assurance doubly sure
etc.
(caution)
864;
take up a loose thread;
take precautions
etc.
(prepare for)
673;
double reef topsails.
seek safety;
take shelter,
find shelter
etc.
666.
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Dutch: aanschaffen, verwerven
2 secure
Cause to be firmly attached.
synonyms: fasten, fix.
Roget 751:
restrain,
check;
put under restraint,
lay under restraint;
enthral,
enthrall,
inthral†,
inthrall†,
bethral†,
bethrall†;
restrict;
debar
etc.
(hinder)
706;
constrain;
coerce
etc.
(compel)
744;
curb,
control;
hold back,
hold from,
hold in,
hold in check,
hold within bounds,
keep back,
keep from,
keep in,
keep in check,
keep within bounds;
hold in leash,
hold in leading strings;
withhold.
keep under;
repress,
suppress;
smother;
pull in,
rein in;
hold,
hold fast;
keep a tight hand on;
prohibit
etc.
761;
inhibit,
cohibit†.
enchain;
fasten
etc.
(join)
43;
fetter,
shackle;
entrammel†;
bridle,
muzzle,
hopple†,
gag,
pinion,
manacle,
handcuff,
tie one's hands,
hobble,
bind hand and foot;
swathe,
swaddle;
pin down,
tether;
picket;
tie down,
tie up;
secure;
forge fetters;
disable,
hamstring
(incapacitate)
158.
confine;
shut up,
shut in;
clap up,
lock up,
box up,
mew up,
bottle up,
cork up,
seal up,
button up;
hem in,
bolt in,
wall in,
rail in;
impound,
pen,
coop;
inclose
etc.
(circumscribe)
229;
cage;
incage†,
encage†;
close the door upon,
cloister;
imprison,
immure;
incarcerate,
entomb;
clap under hatches,
lay under hatches;
put in irons,
put in a strait-waistcoat;
throw into prison,
cast into prison;
put into bilboes.
arrest;
take up,
take charge of,
take into custody;
take prisoner,
take captive,
make prisoner,
make captive;
captivate;
lead captive,
lead into captivity;
send to prison,
commit to prison;
commit;
give in charge,
give in custody;
subjugate
etc.
749.
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Roget 43:
join,
unite;
conjoin,
connect;
associate;
put together,
lay together,
clap together,
hang together,
lump together,
hold together,
piece together [Fr.],
tack together,
fix together,
bind up together together;
embody,
reembody†;
roll into one.
attach,
fix,
affix,
saddle on,
fasten,
bind,
secure,
clinch,
twist,
make fast
etc.
adj.;
tie,
pinion,
string,
strap,
sew,
lace,
tat,
stitch,
tack,
knit,
button,
buckle,
hitch,
lash,
truss,
bandage,
braid,
splice,
swathe,
gird,
tether,
moor,
picket,
harness,
chain;
fetter
etc.
(restrain)
751;
lock,
latch,
belay,
brace,
hook,
grapple,
leash,
couple,
accouple†,
link,
yoke,
bracket;
marry
etc.
(wed)
903;
bridge over,
span.
braze;
pin,
nail,
bolt,
hasp,
clasp,
clamp,
crimp,
screw,
rivet;
impact,
solder,
set;
weld together,
fuse together;
wedge,
rabbet,
mortise,
miter,
jam,
dovetail,
enchase†;
graft,
ingraft†,
inosculate†;
entwine,
intwine†;
interlink,
interlace,
intertwine,
intertwist†,
interweave;
entangle;
twine round,
belay;
tighten;
trice up,
screw up.
be joined
&c.;
hang together,
hold together;
cohere
etc.
46.
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Dutch: borgen
3 secure
4 secure
Make certain of.
synonyms: assure, ensure, guarantee, insure.
Roget 768:
promise;
give a promise
etc.
n.;
undertake,
engage;
make an engagement,
form an engagement;
enter into an engagement,
enter on an engagement;
bind oneself,
tie oneself,
pledge oneself,
commit oneself,
take upon oneself;
vow;
swear
etc.
(affirm)
535,
give one's word,
pass one's word,
pledge one's word,
plight one's word,
give one's honor,
pass one's honor,
pledge one's honor,
plight one's honor,
give credit,
pass credit,
pledge credit,
plight credit,
give troth,
pass troth,
pledge troth,
plight troth;
betroth,
plight faith.
assure,
warrant,
guarantee;
covenant
etc.
769;
attest
etc.
(bear witness)
467.
hold out an expectation;
contract an obligation;
become bound to,
become sponsor for;
answer for,
be answerable for;
secure;
give security
etc.
771;
underwrite.
adjure,
administer an oath,
put to one's oath,
swear a witness.
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5 secure
Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug.
synonyms: plug, stop up.
6 secure
adjective
1 secure
Free from fear or doubt; easy in mind:
— He was secure that nothing will be held against him.
synonyms: unafraid, untroubled.
Roget 858:
hoping
etc.
v.;
in hopes
etc.
n.;
hopeful,
confident;
secure
etc.
(certain)
484;
sanguine,
in good heart,
buoyed up,
buoyant,
elated,
flushed,
exultant,
enthusiastic;
heartsome†;
utopian.
unsuspecting,
unsuspicious;
fearless,
free from fear,
free from suspicion,
free from distrust,
free from despair,
exempt from fear,
exempt from suspicion,
exempt from distrust,
exempt from despair;
undespairing†,
self reliant.
probable,
on the high road to;
within sight of shore,
within sight of land;
promising,
propitious;
of promise,
full of promise;
of good omen;
auspicious,
de bon augure [Fr.];
reassuring;
encouraging,
cheering,
inspiriting,
looking up,
bright,
roseate,
couleur de rose [Fr.],
rose-colored.
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Roget 484:
believing
etc.
v.;
certain,
sure,
assured,
positive,
cocksure,
satisfied,
confident,
unhesitating,
convinced,
secure.
under the impression;
impressed with,
imbued with,
penetrated with.
confiding,
suspectless†;
unsuspecting,
unsuspicious;
void of suspicion;
credulous
etc.
486;
wedded to.
believed
etc.
v.;
accredited,
putative;
unsuspected.
worthy of,
deserving of,
commanding belief;
credible,
reliable,
trustworthy,
to be depended on;
satisfactory;
probably
etc.
472;
fiducial†,
fiduciary;
persuasive,
impressive.
relating to belief,
doctrinal.
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Roget 43:
joined
etc.
v.;
joint;
conjoint,
conjunct;
corporate,
compact;
hand in hand.
firm,
fast,
close,
tight,
taut,
taught,
secure,
set,
intervolved†;
inseparable,
indissoluble,
insecable†,
severable.
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2 secure
Free from danger or risk.
Polish: bezpieczny
3 secure
Not likely to fail or give way.
4 secure
Immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with:
— A secure telephone connection.
synonyms: impregnable, inviolable, strong, unassailable, unattackable.
Roget 664:
safe,
secure,
sure;
in safety,
in security;
on the safe side;
under the shield of,
under the shade of,
under the wing of,
under the shadow of one's wing;
under cover,
under lock and key;
out of danger,
out of the woods,
out of the meshes,
out of harm's way;
unharmed,
unscathed;
on sure ground,
at anchor,
high and dry,
above water;
unthreatened†,
unmolested;
protected
etc.
v.;
cavendo tutus [Lat.];
panoplied
etc.
(defended)
717†.
snug,
seaworthy;
weatherproof,
waterproof,
fireproof.
defensible,
tenable,
proof against,
invulnerable;
unassailable,
unattackable,
impenetrable;
impregnable,
imperdible†;
inexpugnable;
Achillean†.
safe and sound
etc.
(preserved)
670;
scathless
etc.
(perfect)
650;
unhazarded†;
not dangerous
etc.
665.
unthreatening,
harmless;
friendly
(cooperative)
709.
protecting,
protective
etc.
v.;
guardian,
tutelary;
preservative
etc.
670;
trustworthy
etc.
939.
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5 secure
Financially safe:
— A secure investment.
synonyms: dependable, good, safe.
Polish: niezawodny
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