assure
[ uh-shoo r, uh-shur ]
/ əˈʃʊər, əˈʃɜr /
verb (used with object), as·sured, as·sur·ing.
Origin of assure
OTHER WORDS FROM assure
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, adjectiveWords nearby assure
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British Dictionary definitions for assure
assure
/ (əˈʃʊə) /
verb (tr; may take a clause as object)
to cause to feel sure or certain; convince
to assure a person of one's love
to promise; guarantee
he assured us that he would come
to state positively or with assurance
to make (an event) certain; ensure
mainly British
to insure against loss, esp of life
property law another word for convey
Derived forms of assure
assurable, adjective assurer, nounWord Origin for assure
C14: from Old French
aseürer to assure, from Medieval Latin
assēcūrāre to secure or make sure, from
sēcūrus
secure