insure
verb (used with object), in·sured, in·sur·ing.
verb (used without object), in·sured, in·sur·ing.
Origin of insure
Synonyms for insure
Related Words for insure
underwrite, shield, cover, assure, hedge, safeguard, guarantee, indemnify, guard, register, warrant, cinchExamples from the Web for insure
Contemporary Examples of insure
Proceeds from its North Sea drilling rigs will insure corruption and kleptocracy on a Nigerian scale.
Our two largest states, one working to insure its people and the other doing everything in its power to prevent that.
For example, over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported that Obamacare has done little to insure the uninsured.
As a freelance writer under the old dispensation, I had qualified as a Sole Proprietor and was able to insure both of us.
I practice true “health care,” as in going to the doctor when I am healthy to insure that I remain so.
Historical Examples of insure
Then came the cartful of our dead, whom we were carrying with us to insure their decent burial.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
Not I, old gentleman; I've got too much respect for old age, I'll insure you.
The Politician Out-WittedSamuel Low
To insure that, he put that note with the other papers of the Company.
Cap'n Warren's WardsJoseph C. Lincoln
He says that I must choose a mate, to insure the stability of the royal house.
The Martian CabalRoman Frederick Starzl
The top of jar should also be heated to insure a tight seal.
The Automobile Storage BatteryO. A. Witte