secure
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
get by special effort
He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- procurement derivation
- securer derivation
Sense 2 adjective
free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
he was secure that nothing will be held against him
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
cause to be firmly attached
fasten the lock onto the door
Types & categories
- attach hypernym
- strap hyponym
- tie hyponym
- rig hyponym
- bitt hyponym
- latch hyponym
- garter hyponym
- chain hyponym
- cable hyponym
- picket hyponym
- rope up hyponym
- cinch hyponym
- bandage hyponym
- cramp hyponym
- cleat hyponym
- cast anchor hyponym
- anchor hyponym
- moor hyponym
- moor hyponym
- spike hyponym
- stitch hyponym
- crank hyponym
- noose hyponym
- chock hyponym
- brad hyponym
- bight hyponym
- belay hyponym
- belay hyponym
- bar hyponym
- clamp hyponym
- velcro hyponym
- stay hyponym
- clinch hyponym
- clinch hyponym
- lock hyponym
- lock up hyponym
- hasp hyponym
- zip hyponym
- tack hyponym
- string hyponym
- hook hyponym
- belt hyponym
- cement hyponym
- grout hyponym
- staple hyponym
- rivet hyponym
- button hyponym
- pin hyponym
- hang hyponym
- hang hyponym
- deposit hyponym
- entrench hyponym
- buckle hyponym
- brooch hyponym
- stake hyponym
- wire hyponym
- coapt hyponym
- joggle hyponym
- joint hyponym
- toggle hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
free from danger or risk
secure from harm
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
assure payment of
Types & categories
Sense 6 adjective
not likely to fail or give way
the lock was secure
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
make certain of
This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 8 adjective
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
an impregnable fortress
Related & opposite
- invulnerability derivation
- secureness derivation
- invulnerable similar to
Sense 9 verb
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
plug the hole
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 10 adjective
financially sound
a good investment
Related & opposite
- dependability derivation
- safeness derivation
- security derivation
- sound similar to
Sense 11 verb
furnish with battens
batten ships
Types & categories
- strengthen hypernym
Related & opposite
- batten derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | procurement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | securer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | obtain |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suborn |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | copyright |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | patent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enlist |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | insecure |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | security |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | unfasten |
| 3 | causes | Related & opposite | fasten |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fastening |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fastening |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fixture |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fixity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fastener |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | strap |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tie |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rig |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bitt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | latch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | garter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | chain |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | picket |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rope up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cinch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bandage |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cramp |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cleat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cast anchor |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | anchor |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | moor |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | moor |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spike |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stitch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | crank |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | noose |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | chock |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | brad |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bight |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | belay |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | belay |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bar |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | clamp |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | velcro |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stay |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | clinch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | clinch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lock |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lock up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hasp |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | zip |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tack |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | string |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hook |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | belt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | grout |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | staple |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rivet |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | button |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pin |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hang |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hang |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | deposit |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | entrench |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | buckle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | brooch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stake |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | wire |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | coapt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | joggle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | joint |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | toggle |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | protected |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | safe |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | invulnerable |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | unsafe |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | security |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | assured |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | firm |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | fail-safe |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | sure |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | guarantee |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | certify |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | fixed |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | insecure |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fixity |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | steady |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | tight |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | guarantee |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | guarantee |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | doom |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | make |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | invulnerability |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | secureness |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | invulnerable |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | plug |
| 9 | entails | Related & opposite | insert |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | fill up |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | stopper |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | tampon |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | chink |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | cork |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | dependability |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | safeness |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | security |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | sound |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | batten |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | strengthen |