Synonym: acquire, attach, close, fasten, firm, fix, get, lock, obtain, safe, seal, shut, sound, stable, sure. Antonym: anxious. Similar words: security, secular, persecute, recurrent, prosecutor, consecutive, prosecution, sec.. Meaning: [sɪ'kjʊr /-'kjʊə] v. 1. get by special effort 2. cause to be firmly attached 3. assure payment of 4. make certain of 5. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug 6. furnish with battens. adj. 1. free from fear or doubt; easy in mind 2. free from danger or risk 3. kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss 4. not likely to fail or give way 5. able to withstand attack 6. financially sound.
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121 Keep a secure grip on the rope at all times.
122 On the domestic front, de Gaulle's priority was to secure his government's authority.
123 Only those homes offered for sale at competitive prices will secure interest from serious purchasers.
124 He killed the man just a month after his release from a secure mental hospital.
125 In the last year only three children under the age of 14 have had to be placed in secure accommodation.
126 Can you secure me two good seats for the concert?
127 The deck will need six standards to make it secure.
128 It was difficult to maintain a secure foothold on the ice.
129 The directors managed to secure a good deal for the company with a bit of subtle manoeuvring.
130 Emergency teams were working round the clock to make the homes secure.
131 Can you secure me two good tickets for the concert?
132 You could look for a career abroad where environmental jobs are better paid and more secure.
133 They managed to get the business onto a more secure footing.
134 Is this ladder secure?
135 It was enough money to make us feel financially secure .
136 Children need to feel secure in order to do well at school.
137 We huddled together,(sentencedict.com/secure.html) secure in the knowledge that the rescue helicopter was on its way.
138 The change in the law will make it harder for the police to secure convictions.
139 Kay smiled, secure in the knowledge that she was right.
140 Secure the edges firmly to make certain that no moisture can get in.
141 She arrived early to secure a place at the front.
142 Is that ladder secure?
143 He was determined to give his family a secure and solid base.
144 He was disappointed by his failure to secure the top job with the bank.
145 The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.
146 I finally felt secure enough in myself to have a child of my own.
147 But secure payment is Minitel's main advantage.
148 They want secure, waged employment.
149 Only a society in which people feel secure in their peer groups can bring about such mass action from below.
150 However, independent political analyst Andrew MacMullen says Labour could still secure victory with a smaller swing in its favour.
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