Se*cure" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secured (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Securing.]
1. To make safe; to
relieve from apprehensions
of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
I spread a cloud before the victor's
sight,
Sustained the vanquished, and secured
his flight.
Dryden. 2. To put beyond hazard of losing or of
not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to
insure; -- frequently
with against or from, rarely with of; as, to
secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.
It secures its possessor of eternal happiness.
T.
Dick. 3. To make fast; to
close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a
ship.
4. To get possession of; to make one's self secure
of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.
Secure
arms (Mil.), a command and a
position in the manual of
arms, used in wet weather, the object being to guard the firearm from becoming wet. The piece is
turned with the barrel to the
front and grasped by the right
hand at the
lower band, the muzzle is
dropped to the front, and the piece held with the
guard under the right arm, the hand
supported against the hip, and the thumb on the
rammer.
Se*cure" (?), a. [L. securus; pref. se- without + cura care. See Cure care, and cf. Sure, a.]
1. Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
But thou, secure of soul, unbent with
woes.
Dryden. 2. Overconfident; incautious; careless; --
in a bad sense. Macaulay.
3.
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with of; as, secure of a
welcome.
Confidence then bore thee on,
secure
Either to meet no danger, or to
find
Matter of glorious trial.
Milton.
4. Not exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from. "Secure from fortune's blows."
Dryden.
Syn. -- Safe; undisturbed; easy; sure; certain; assured; confident; careless; heedless; inattentive.
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