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verb (used with object), en·sured, en·sur·ing.

to secure or guarantee: This letter will ensure you a hearing.

to make sure or certain: measures to ensure the success of an undertaking.

to make secure or safe, as from harm.

insure ( defs 1–3 ).

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English ensuren < Anglo-French enseurer. See en-¹, sure

Related forms

en·sur·er, noun

un·en·sured, adjective

Synonyms
3. protect, guard, safeguard.

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ensure or insure (ɛnˈʃʊə, -ˈʃɔː)

—vb
1.	(may take a clause as object) to make certain or sure; guarantee: this victory will ensure his happiness
2.	to make safe or secure; protect

insure or insure

—vb

en'surer or insure

—n

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Word Origin & History

ensure

late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. enseurer, from en- "make" + O.Fr. seur "sure," probably infl. by O.Fr. asseurer "assure." Related: Ensured; ensures; ensuring.

Example sentences

The author takes great care to ensure that readers understand the feelings

behind the memories.

Many officers disapproved, and headquarters on both sides took strong steps to

ensure that it could never happen again.

Power-chips can also switch between grid and stored power in milliseconds to

ensure uninterrupted power.

They will also ensure that their areas have been represented in the compilation

of the shaking map.

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