Secure vs. Protect

Secureadjective

Free from attack or danger; protected.

Secureadjective

Free from the danger of theft; safe.

Secureadjective

Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.

Secureadjective

Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.

Secureadjective

Firm and not likely to fail; stable.

Secureadjective

Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.

Secureadjective

Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.

Secureadjective

(obsolete) Overconfident; incautious; careless.

Secureverb

To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

Secureverb

To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.

Secureverb

To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.

Secureverb

To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.

Secureadjective

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

Secureadjective

Overconfident; incautious; careless; - in a bad sense.

Secureadjective

Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; - commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome.

Secureadjective

Not exposed to danger; safe; - applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from.

Secureverb

To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

Secureverb

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.

Secureverb

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.

Secureverb

To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.

Secureverb

get by special effort;

Secureverb

cause to be firmly attached;

Secureverb

assure payment of

Secureverb

make certain of;

Secureverb

fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug;

Secureverb

furnish with battens;

Secureadjective

free from fear or doubt; easy in mind;

Secureadjective

free from danger or risk;

Secureadjective

kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss;

Secureadjective

not likely to fail or give way;

Secureadjective

able to withstand attack;

Secureadjective

financially sound;

Protectverb

(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

Protectverb

To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

Protectverb

To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children.

Protectverb

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage;

Protectverb

use tariffs to favor domestic industry