assure
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as·sure
/əˈʃʊər, əˈʃɜr/ Show Spelled [uh-shoo r, uh-shur] Show IPA verb (used with object), as·sured, as·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; Middle English as(e)uren, assuren < Old French aseurer < Late Latin assēcūrāre, equivalent to Latin as- as- + sēcūr- (see secure) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
Related forms as·sur·er, as·su·ror, noun
in·ter·as·sure, verb (used with object), in·ter·as·sured, in·ter·as·sur·ing.
pre·as·sure, verb (used with object), pre·as·sured, pre·as·sur·ing.
un·as·sur·ing, adjective
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assure (əˈʃʊə) |
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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 |
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[C14: from Old French aseürer to assure, from Medieval Latin assēcūrāre to secure or make sure, from sēcūrussecure] |
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Word Origin & History
assurelate 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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