Secure and Withstand

Secure

Secure verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Usage example: sent troops to secure the city

Withstand and secure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withstand" instead a verb "Secure".

Nearby Words: security, secured, securing, securely

Withstand

Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.

Secure and withstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Secure" instead a verb "Withstand".

Nearby Word: withstanding

Common collocations

power secure power withstand power

Both words in one sentence

  • Also in Children of Earth: the government has Thames House, a super-secure building designed to withstand all sorts of attacks by closing down completely.
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