English → Latin
“secure” in Latin
tūtussafe, prudent; secure; protectedsēcūruscareless, negligent; unconcerned, untroubled, carefree; fearlessimprūdēnsignorant of; unaware; inadvertent, imprudentpraestōto be preferable, better, coupled with quam; to be outstanding, be exceeding in something, to excel, stand out, be supermūniōto provide with defensive works, fortify; to provide with defensive works, fortify; to guard from attack, defendcomprehendōto lay hold of something on all sides; take or catch hold of, grasp, grip; to seize upon in a hostile manner, lay hold ofāmafame; rumour, talk, opinion, report; reputationpāxpeace; rest, quiet, ease; grace (esp. from the gods)rēgnumroyal power, power, control, reign; kingdom, realm, throne; kingship, royalty
The English word secure itself goes back to Latin cūra, through sēcūrus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
secure adj.
Safe, tutus: securus [Vid: SAFE].
Careless, securus: negligens: imprudens. SYN. in CARELESS
secure v.
To make safe, put out of danger, tutum reddere, facere, or praestare: in tuto collocare aliquid (e.g., one’s reputation, famam): munire (to provide with a defence): conrirmare aliquid or spem alicujus rei (e.g., spem successionis, Suet.; pacem, regnum, etc.). To secure one’s self against danger or casualties, corpus tutum reddere adversus pericula (Cels.): to be secured against anything, tutum or munitum esse ab aliqua re.
To upprehend, comprehendere; in custodiam tradere. To be secured, comprehendi; in custodiam tradi: (of a permanent state), in custodia haberi or servari; custodia teneri or retineri.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for secure?
- The usual Latin words for “secure” are tūtus, sēcūrus, imprūdēns; also praestō, mūniō, comprehendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.