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assure

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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.
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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
in·ter·as·sure, verb (used with object),-sured, -sur·ing.
pre·as·sure, verb (used with object),-sured, -sur·ing.
un·as·sur·ing, adjective
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assure (əˈʃʊə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
1.  to cause to feel sure or certain; convince: to assure a person of one's love
2.  to promise; guarantee: he assured us that he would come
3.  to state positively or with assurance
4.  to make (an event) certain; ensure
5.  chiefly (Brit) to insure against loss, esp of life
6.  property law another word for convey
 
[C14: from Old French aseürer to assure, from Medieval Latin assēcūrāre to secure or make sure, from sēcūrussecure]
 
as'surable
 
—adj
 
as'surer
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

assure
late 14c., from O.Fr. asseurer (12c., Mod.Fr. assurer) "to reassure, calm, protect, to render sure," from V.L. *assecurar, from L. ad- "to" + securus "safe, secure" (see secure).
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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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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