resecure

verb

re·​se·​cure (ˌ)rē-si-ˈkyu̇r How to pronounce resecure (audio)
-ˈkyər
resecured; resecuring
Synonyms of resecurenext

transitive verb

: to secure (something) again: such as
a
: to make (something) safe again especially against danger or loss
Police resecured the building/area.
If you … clicked on the event, you'll probably need to resecure your Facebook account, before the scammers can harvest too much information.Nick Broughall
b
: to attach or close (something) firmly or tightly again
resecure a door/window
resecured the rope/boat to the dock

Examples of resecure in a Sentence

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Unless the cover is severely damaged, it can often be resecured or even straightened. John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026 Powell stars as a man offing his obscenely wealthy family to resecure an inheritance. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025 If a data breach does happen, the Ultimate Security suite offers a white-glove service to guide you through steps to resecure your information. Advertising Content From Bitdefender, PCMAG, 1 May 2023 Advocate Sherman Hospital released a statement about the status of anesthesia services and its effort to resecure its certification as a Trauma II emergency center. Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 12 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of resecure was in 1810

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“Resecure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resecure. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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