ensure
[ en-shoor, -shur ]
/ ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /
verb (used with object), en·sured, en·sur·ing.
to secure or guarantee: This letter will ensure you a hearing.
to make sure or certain: measures to ensure the success of an undertaking.
to make secure or safe, as from harm.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ensure
en·sur·er, nounun·en·sured, adjectiveWords nearby ensure
enspirit, enstatite, enstrophe, ensue, ensuing, ensure, enswathe, ent, ent-, entablature, entablement
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ensure
esp US insure
/ (ɛnˈʃʊə, -ˈʃɔː) /
verb (tr)
(may take a clause as object) to make certain or sure; guaranteethis victory will ensure his happiness
to make safe or secure; protect
Derived forms of ensure
ensurer, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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