Definitions
- Referring to the act of acquiring something through effort or negotiation. - Talking about obtaining information, knowledge, or permission. - Describing the process of getting hold of something that is not easily available.
- Referring to the act of obtaining something through effort or negotiation, often with the added connotation of ensuring its safety or protection. - Talking about securing a location, object, or person to prevent harm or danger. - Describing the process of making something safe, stable, or certain.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to the act of obtaining something.
- 2Both words can be used in a variety of contexts.
- 3Both words involve effort or negotiation to obtain something.
- 4Both words can be used in formal or informal settings.
- 5Both words can be used as verbs.
What is the difference?
- 1Connotation: Secure has a stronger connotation of ensuring safety or protection than obtain.
- 2Usage: Obtain is more commonly used to describe obtaining information or permission, while secure is more commonly used to describe obtaining physical objects or locations.
- 3Effort: Secure often implies more effort or difficulty in obtaining something than obtain.
- 4Purpose: Secure implies obtaining something with the purpose of keeping it safe or protected, while obtain does not necessarily have this connotation.
- 5Negotiation: Obtain can imply negotiation or agreement, while secure does not necessarily have this connotation.
Remember this!
Obtain and secure are both verbs that refer to the act of obtaining something. However, secure has a stronger connotation of ensuring safety or protection, and is often used to describe obtaining physical objects or locations. Obtain, on the other hand, is more commonly used to describe obtaining information or permission. Additionally, secure often implies more effort or difficulty in obtaining something than obtain.
