secure
secure is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, secure is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofsecure
- To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
Example: "to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage"
- To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
Example: "to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship"
- To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
Example: "to secure an estate"
- To plight or pledge.
- Free from attack or danger; protected.
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
Example: "secure of a welcome"
- Overconfident; incautious; careless.
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