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[ en-shoor, -shur ]
/ ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /
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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.
insure(defs 1–3).

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RELATED WORDS

insure, protect, secure, provide, assure, safeguard, establish, certify, okay, confirm, clinch, effect, guard, cinch, warrant, arrange

Nearby words

  1. enspirit,
  2. enstatite,
  3. enstrophe,
  4. ensue,
  5. ensuing,
  6. enswathe,
  7. ent,
  8. ent-,
  9. entablature,
  10. entablement

Origin of ensure

1350–1400; Middle English ensuren < Anglo-French enseurer. See en-1, sure
Related formsen·sur·er, nounun·en·sured, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ensured

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 Formsensurer, noun
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Word Origin and History for ensured

ensure

v.

late 14c., from Anglo-French enseurer, from en- "make" (see en- (1)) + Old French seur "sure" (see sure); probably influenced by Old French asseurer "assure." Related: Ensured; ensures; ensuring.

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