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Assured

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as⋅sured

  [uh-shoord, uh-shurd]
Use Assured in a Sentence
–adjective
1. guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
2. bold; confident; authoritative: His art was both assured and facile.
3. boldly presumptuous.
4. Chiefly British. insured, as against loss.
–noun
5. Insurance.
a. the beneficiary under a policy.
b. the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
Origin:
1325–75; ME; see assure, -ed 2

Related forms:
as⋅sur⋅ed⋅ly  [uh-shoor-id-lee, uh-shur-] , adverb
as⋅sur⋅ed⋅ness, noun

as⋅sure

  [uh-shoor, uh-shur]
–verb (used with object), -sured, -sur⋅ing.
1. to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to: She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
2. to cause to know surely; reassure: He assured himself that no one was left on the bus.
3. to pledge or promise; give surety of; guarantee: He was assured a job in the spring.
4. to make (a future event) sure; ensure: This contract assures the company's profit this month.
5. to secure or confirm; render safe or stable: to assure a person's position.
6. to give confidence to; encourage.
7. Chiefly British. to insure, as against loss.
Origin:
1325–75; ME as(e)uren, assuren < OF aseurer < LL assēcūrāre, equiv. to L as- as- + sēcūr- (see secure ) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re inf. suffix

Related forms:
as⋅sur⋅er, as⋅su⋅ror, noun
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as·sure   (ə-shŏŏr')   
tr.v.   as·sured, as·sur·ing, as·sures

  1. To inform positively, as to remove doubt: assured us that the train would be on time.

  2. To cause to feel sure: assured her of his devotion.

  3. To give confidence to; reassure.

  4. To make certain; ensure: "Nothing in history assures the success of our civilization" (Herbert J. Muller).

  5. To make safe or secure.

  6. Chiefly British To insure, as against loss.


[Middle English assuren, from Old French assurer, from Vulgar Latin *assēcūrāre, to make sure : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin sēcūrus, secure; see secure.]
as·sur'a·ble adj., as·sur'er, as·sur'or n.
Usage Note: Assure, ensure, and insure all mean "to make secure or certain." Only assure is used with reference to a person in the sense of "to set the mind at rest": assured the leader of his loyalty. Although ensure and insure are generally interchangeable, only insure is now widely used in American English in the commercial sense of "to guarantee persons or property against risk."
as·sured   (ə-shŏŏrd')   
adj.  

  1. Made certain; guaranteed: an assured income.

  2. Exhibiting confidence or authority: paints with an assured hand.

  3. Chiefly British Insured.

n.   pl. assured or as·sureds
See insured.
as·sur'ed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv., as·sur'ed·ness n.
in·sured   (ĭn-shŏŏrd')   
n.   pl. insured or in·sureds
One who has or is covered by an insurance policy. Also called assured.
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Word Origin & History

assure 
c.1375, from O.Fr. aseurer "to make sure," from V.L. *assecurar, from L. ad- "to" + securus "safe, secure" (see secure).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: as·sure
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: as·sured; as·sur·ing
1 chiefly British : INSURE
2 a : to inform positively assured the buyer of his honesty> b : to provide a guarantee of

Main Entry: as·sured
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural assured or assureds
: INSURED
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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