Difference between Burglarproof and Secure

What is the difference between Burglarproof and Secure?

Burglarproof as an adjective is as secure as possible against burglary while Secure as an adjective is free from attack or danger; protected.

Burglarproof

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: as secure as possible against burglary

Secure

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make secure (in all the above senses).

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Free from attack or danger; protected.Free from the danger of theft; safe.Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.Firm and not likely to fail; stable.Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.

Example sentence: It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people - women as well as men.

We hope you now know whether to use Burglarproof or Secure in your sentence.

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