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protect, shelter, shield, defend, guard, safeguard, preserve:
It seems impossible to secure young children from bullying at
school. 8 fasten, make fast, fix, affix, attach, anchor: Secure
the cases to the roof-rack with strong rope.
security n. 1 safety, shelter, protection, fastness, refuge, safe
keeping, sanctuary, asylum: During the air raids, we retired to
the security of the basement. 2 confidence, certainty, surety,
assurance, conviction: He has the security of knowing that he
is right in this instance. 3 guarantee or guaranty, collateral,
deposit, gage, pledge, insurance: What are you going to offer
as security for the loan? 4 surveillance, safeguarding,
guarding, safe keeping, protection, custody, custodianship,
care: What plans does the company have for the security of the
office building?
sedate adj. 1 composed, serene, peaceful, calm, tranquil, cool,
collected, even-tempered, detached, imperturbable, unruffled,
undisturbed, unperturbed, controlled, placid, grave, serious,
sober, solemn, Colloq unflappable: Despite all the turmoil
round her, Sarah remained quite sedate. 2 dignified, decorous,
refined, formal, stiff, staid, proper, strait-laced, prudish,
fussy, prim, conventional, old-fashioned: Donald prefers a
sedate waltz to boogying and jiving.
sedative n. 1 narcotic, tranquillizer, opiate, sleeping-pill, soporific,
calmative, anodyne, depressant, hypnotic, barbiturate, lenitive,
Colloq downer, knock-out drop, Slang Mickey (Finn): The doctor
has given him a sedative and he should sleep now.
--adj. 2 narcotic, tranquillizing, relaxing, soothing, calming,
allaying, opiate, soporific, sleep-inducing, calmative, anodyne,
lenitive, depressing, hypnotic: I found that listening to a
recording of surf splashing on a beach has a sedative effect.
sedentary adj. seated, sitting, stationary, fixed, immobile, unmoving,
housebound, desk-bound: You should find a more sedentary
occupation to follow while you recover. As a writer, I lead a
sedentary existence and get little exercise.
sediment n. lees, dregs, deposit, grounds, precipitate, remains,
residue, settlings, residuum, detritus: Periodically, the
sediment must be cleaned out of the filters.