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.
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"ly, adv. In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension;
without danger; safely.
His daring foe . . . securely him defied.
Milton.