assure
[ uh-shoor, uh-shur ]
/ əˈʃʊər, əˈʃɜr /
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verb (used with object), as·sured, as·sur·ing.
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Origin of assure
OTHER WORDS FROM assure
as·sur·er, as·su·ror, nounin·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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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; convinceto assure a person of one's love
to promise; guaranteehe 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, adjectiveassurer, nounWord Origin for assure
C14: from Old French aseürer to assure, from Medieval Latin assēcūrāre to secure or make sure, from sēcūrus secure
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