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un assured
as·sured
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əˈʃʊərd, əˈʃɜrd
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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.
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Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English;
see
assure
,
-ed
2
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as·sur·ed·ly
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,
adverb
as·sur·ed·ness,
noun
o·ver·as·sured,
adjective
o·ver·as·sur·ed·ly,
adverb
o·ver·as·sur·ed·ness,
noun
un·as·sured,
adjective
un·as·sur·ed·ly,
adverb
un·as·sur·ed·ness,
noun
well-as·sured,
adjective
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assured
(əˈʃʊəd)
—
adj
1.
made certain; sure; guaranteed
2.
self-assured
3.
chiefly
(
Brit
) insured, esp by a life assurance policy
—
n
4.
chiefly
(
Brit
)
a. the beneficiary under a life assurance policy
b. the person whose life is insured
assuredly
—
adv
as'suredness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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