sure, sound, proof; sturdy, strong, solid; dependable, reliable, trustworthy, trusty; rooted, planted, fixed, settled; anchored, moored, immobilized; fastened, shut, closed, bound, tied, lashed, sealed, braced.
3. established, fixed, guaranteed, confirmed, clinched; decided, resolved, settled, determined; assured, sure, certain, convinced; confident, positive, definite; conclusive, definitive, proved, proven, demonstrated; well-grounded, well-founded; categorical, unquestioned, absolute, unmistakable, irrefragable, Inf. sure-fire; indubitable, undeniable, undoubtable, unquestionable; uncontestable, incontrovertible, irrefutable, unimpeachable.
-v. 4. procure, obtain, get, acquire; gain, earn, win, reap, harvest; purchase, buy; come by, come into, Inf. land, Inf. nail down; get hold of, Sl. grab, get possession of, come into possession of.
5. make sound, make safe, keep sound, uphold, sustain; fortify, strengthen, reinforce, support; garrison, man, arm.
6. attach, fix, affix, tie, stick; fasten, lock, shut, close, make fast; anchor, immobilize, moor, Naut. belay; bind, hitch, knot, bend, lash; nail, bolt, screw, tack, staple; brace, hook, tighten, seal; clamp, clasp, rivet, stitch, sew, suture, reeve; thread, lace, brail, trice up; couple, buckle, hasp, button; truss, cinch, gird, string, rope, strap; latch, chain, clinch, tether; bandage, swath, swaddle; weld, fuse, solder; glue, paste, cement; tie down, tie up, pinion, shackle, fetter, tie one's hands, shackle, handcuff, manacle, hobble, cripple.
7. ensure, assure, guarantee, underwrite; make certain, make sure, establish, confirm, authenticate, verify, validate, substantiate; corroborate, endorse, sign, cosign, countersign; seal, stamp, attest; pledge, pawn, hypothecate, Brit. pop.
8. protect, guard, safeguard; defend, forfend, shield, barricade, ward, blockade; ensconce, harbor, shelter; preserve, conserve, conservate; take care of, watch over, keep watch over, take charge of; look after, look out for, mind, attend, chaperon, babysit, sit, keep an eye on; cover, house, screen, cloak; escort, flank, support. security, n. 1. safety, secureness, surety, safeness; invulnerability, impregnability, immunity; unattack-ability, unassailability, inexpugnability; dependability, reliability, trustiness, trustworthiness; firmness, steadiness, stability, fastness; tightness, closeness, immovability.
2. confidence, assurance, reassurance, conviction; certainty, certitude, sureness, freedom from doubt; trust, faith, faithfulness, reliance, credence, hope; conclusiveness, definitiveness, positiveness, absoluteness, definiteness; irrefutability, incontestability, unimpeachability, incontrovertibility, indubitability, unde-niability, irrefragability.
3. protection, defense, strength; bulwark, fortification, rampart, tower of strength, stronghold; bastion, shelter, guard, safeguard, shield, screen, cover; palladium, asylum, refuge, sanctuary, retreat.
4. preservation, self-preservation, safekeeping; protectorship, protectorate, custodianship; auspices, aegis, eye, father's eye, patronage; ward, charge, custody, keep.
5. assurance, guarantee, warrant, wairanty; surety, bail, Law. replevin, recognizance; collateral, mortgage, Marine Law. bottomry, Law. escrow; stake, pledge, hostage, pawn; troth, vow, contract, word, word of honor, verbal agreement. sedan, n. automobile, closed automobile, car; passenger car, limousine, Sl. limo, touring car. sedate, adj. 1. calm, quiet, serene, collected, Inf. together, self-possessed, unruffled, unperturbed; cool,