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absichern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fuse noun A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.
  • safeguard noun Something put in place to protect against harm or risk.
  • secure adj Protected from danger, harm, or loss.

Senses

absichern is used for these senses in English:

  • fuse (transitive, electricity) To furnish with or install a fuse in (a circuit) to protect against overcurrent.
  • safeguard To protect, to keep safe.
  • secure To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

fuse — full definition

  1. noun A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.
  2. verb To melt or blend together, especially under heat.

safeguard — full definition

  1. noun Something put in place to protect against harm or risk.
  2. verb To protect or keep something safe from harm.

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