assure
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to: She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
to cause to know surely; reassure: He assured himself that no one was left on the bus.
to pledge or promise; give surety of; guarantee: He was assured a job in the spring.
to make (a future event) sure; ensure: This contract assures the company's profit this month.
to secure or confirm; render safe or stable: to assure a person's position.
to give confidence to; encourage.
Chiefly British. to insure, as against loss.
Origin of assure
1Other 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, adjective
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How to use assure in a sentence
Instead West assures readers that Farrakhan “always pushes me in a powerful way.”
“Yes, you will find it,” Cosmo assures readers, promising to help them “reap the blissful benefits” upon discovering the region.
The Truth About Female Orgasms: Look to the Clitoris, Not the Vagina | Lizzie Crocker | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere were no Palestinians in his small discussion group (“Sadly,” he says), but Avisar assures they were represented at the camp.
A Camp Away From Terror: Where Israeli and Palestinian Kids Find Common Ground | Nina Strochlic | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as the opening crawl assures, “none of this is canon, so just relax.”
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Athenæus assures us that he was carried, like a bird, in an iron cage until he was devoured by vermin.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)The dear Cadell assures me that he never remembered so eager and impatient a demand for a second Edition.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonThe Christian assures me that human nature is repaired, that the death of his God has reestablished it in its integrity.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierFather Tachard assures us on the contrary, that the white elephant of the king of Siam was rather small, though very old.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThis was Ramassamiponnotamly-palé-dobachi—quite a short name, he assures us, for the natives of this part.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward Waite
British Dictionary definitions for assure
/ (əˈʃʊə) /
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
Origin of assure
1Derived forms of assure
- assurable, adjective
- assurer, noun
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