"safe" and "secure"

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0 ----02br 01b 00synonyms02b 02br 02br 01font 00safe02font 00 can imply that one has run a risk without incurring harm or damage <to arrive home 01i 00safe 02i 00after a rough trip> <to see the children 01i 00safe 02i 00in bed> or can apply to persons or possessions whose situation or position involves no risk <a 01i 00safe 02i 00place to live> <remain 01i 00safe 02i 00in an air raid shelter all night>, or to such things as bridges, vehicles, or policies so designed or constructed that they expose one to no risk <a bridge not 01i 00safe 02i 00for heavy trucks> <a 01i 00safe 02i 00political position> 02br 02br 01a 00SECURE02a 00, sometimes interchangeable with 01a 00SAFE02a 00, usually implies freedom from anxiety or apprehension of danger and often freedom from all hazards, or it can apply to something conducive to such a frame of mind or such freedom <feel 01i 00secure 02i 00only among close friends> <a 01i 00secure 02i 00harbor> <a good bank account often can help make one 01i 00secure02i 00> <make your investments 01i 00secure02i 00> <a 01i 00secure 02i 00place for himself in the academic world> 02br 02br 02br 00 ----------02br 0-

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