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Free from attack or danger; protected.

Free from the danger of theft; safe.

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

Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.

Firm and not likely to fail; stable.

Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.

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

(obsolete) Overconfident; incautious; careless.

Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.

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

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

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

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

(obsolete) To plight or pledge.