Lexicon: secure – seduce

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secure (-st), adj. [L. sē-, without + cūra, care.] (webplay: alarmed, care, danger, enemy, fear, free, secure against).

  1. Safe; guarded; protected; sheltered; free from being taken by an enemy in an attack.
  2. Assured; confident; unafraid; free from fear or danger.
  3. Real; sure; certain; true; firm; guaranteed.

secure (-d, -s), v. [see secure, adj.]

  1. Tether; leash; tie.
  2. Protect; guard; keep; make safe.
  3. Seize; grasp; apprehend.
  4. Earn; merit; deserve.
  5. Keep; bar; prevent.

securely (securer), adv. [see secure, adj.]

Confidently; fearlessly; assuredly.

securer, adv. [see secure, adj.]

More surely.

securest, adv. [see secure, adj.]

Safely; surely; certainly.

security, n. [see secure, adj.] (webplay: assault).

Confidence; assurance; condition of freedom from fear.

sedate, adj. [L. 'settle, allay, make calm'.] (webplay: still).

Calm; quiet; noiseless; tranquil; composed.

sedge, n. [OE sęcg. < L. secāre, to cut.] (webplay: grass).

Coarse grassy plant that grows in wet areas.

seditious, adj. [OFr < L. 'go'.] (webplay: law).

Subversive; insurgent; inciting protests against authority.

seduce, v. [L. 'lead aside or away'.]

Persuade; convince; entice to abandon duty; tempt to neglect work.