beef up vs secure

secure vs beef up

beef up is not an adjective while secure is an adjective.

beef up and secure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beef up	No	No	Yes	No
secure	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, secure is a hyponym of beef up; that is, secure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beef up:

beef up: make strong or stronger
secure: furnish with battens

Other hyponyms of beef up include vitalise, vitalize, ruggedise, ruggedize, substantiate, restrengthen, brace up, undergird, confirm, reenforce, reinforce, buttress, brace, stabilise, stabilize, steady, batten, batten, batten down.

beef up (adjective)	secure (adjective)
	free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
	free from danger or risk
	not likely to fail or give way
	immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
	financially safe

beef up (verb)	secure (verb)
make strong or stronger	make certain of
	cause to be firmly attached
	fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
	furnish with battens
	get by special effort
	assure payment of

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