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as·sure  (-shr)

tr.v. as·sured, as·sur·ing, as·sures

1. To inform positively, as to remove doubt: assured us that the train would be on time.

2. To cause to feel sure: assured her of his devotion.

3. To give confidence to; reassure.

4. To make certain; ensure: "Nothing in history assures the success of our civilization" (Herbert J. Muller).

5. To make safe or secure.

6. Chiefly British To insure, as against loss.

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[Middle English assuren, from Old French assurer, from Vulgar Latin *asscrre, to make sure : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin scrus, secure; see secure.]

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as·sura·ble adj.

as·surer, as·suror n.

Usage Note: Assure, ensure, and insure all mean "to make secure or certain." Only assure is used with reference to a person in the sense of "to set the mind at rest": assured the leader of his loyalty. Although ensure and insure are generally interchangeable, only insure is now widely used in American English in the commercial sense of "to guarantee persons or property against risk."

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assure [əˈʃʊə]

vb (tr; may take a clause as object)

1. to cause to feel sure or certain; convince to assure a person of one's love

2. to promise; guarantee he assured us that he would come

3. to state positively or with assurance

4. to make (an event) certain; ensure

5. (Law) Chiefly Brit to insure against loss, esp of life

6. (Law) Property law another word for convey

[from Old French aseürer to assure, from Medieval Latin assēcūrāre to secure or make sure, from sēcūrus secure]

assurable  adj

assurer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	assure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" ensure, guarantee, insure, secure guarantee, vouch - give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" doom - make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position" make - assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
	2.	assure - inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!" tell avow, swan, swear, affirm, assert, aver, verify - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
	3.	assure - assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe" persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" reassure - give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"
	4.	assure - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, control, see proofread, proof - read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" check off, tick off, mark off, tick, check, mark - put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" control - verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account" check - verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts" double-check - check once more to be absolutely sure cross-check - check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example cinch - make sure of card - ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!" spot-check - pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" cover - maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; "The second officer covered the top floor" verify, control - check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
	5.	assure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" reassure calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
	6.	assure - make a promise or commitment         promise pledge, plight - promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife" swear off - promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether" contract, undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement guarantee, undertake - promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

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assure

verb

1. convince, encourage, persuade, satisfy, comfort, prove to, reassure, soothe, hearten, embolden, win someone over, bring someone round He assured me that there was nothing wrong.

2. make certain, ensure, confirm, guarantee, secure, make sure, complete, seal, clinch Last night's victory has assured them of promotion.

3. promise to, pledge to, vow to, guarantee to, swear to, attest to, confirm to, certify to, affirm to, give your word to, declare confidently to This may sound trivial, but I can assure you it's important!

Translations

assure [əˈʃʊəʳ] VT

1. (= ensure) → asegurar, garantizar
success was assured → el éxito estaba asegurado
to assure o.s. of sth → asegurarse de algo

2. (= reassure) → asegurar
I assured him of my support → le aseguré mi apoyo
you may rest assured that ...; let me assure you that → tenga la(plena)seguridad de que ...
it is so, I assure you → es así, se lo garantizo

3. (esp Brit) (Fin) → asegurar
his life is assured for £500,000 → su vida está asegurada en 500.000 libras

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assure [əˈʃʊə^r] vt

(= promise) → assurer
to assure sb (that) ... → assurer à qn que ...
He assured me he was coming → Il m'a assuré qu'il viendrait.
let me assure you, I can assure you → je vous assure

(= ensure, guarantee) → assurer, garantir
The series is assured of success → Le succès de la série est assuré.
BUT Le succès de la série est garanti.

(= insure) → assurer

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assure

vt

(= say with confidence) → versichern (+dat); (= promise) → zusichern (+dat); to assure somebody of something (of love, willingness etc) → jdn einer Sache (gen) → versichern; (of service, support, help) → jdm etw zusichern; to assure somebody that … → jdm versichern/zusichern, dass …; … I assure you → … versichere ich Ihnen

(= make certain of) success, happiness, future → sichern; he is assured of a warm welcome wherever he goes → er kann sich überall eines herzlichen Empfanges sicher sein

(Brit: = insure) life → versichern; she assured her life for £100,000 → sie schloss eine Lebensversicherung über £ 100.000 ab

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assure [əˈʃʊəʳ] vt (reassure) to assure sb (of sth) → assicurare qn (di qc)
I assured him of my support → gli ho assicurato il mio appoggio

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assure

v assure [əˈʃuə]

1 to tell positively I assured him (that) the house was empty. verseker يُأكِّد убеждавам ujistit forsikre versichern διαβεβαιώνω asegurar kinnitama تضمین کردن؛ دلگرمی دادن vakuuttaa assurer לְהַבטִיח आश्वासन देना uvjeriti biztosít menjamin fullvissa assicurare 保証する 안심하게 하다 patikinti apliecināt; apgalvot meyakinkan verzekeren forsikre zapewniać assegurar a asigura заверять uistiť zagotoviti uveriti försäkra ยืนยัน güvence vermek, garanti etmek 向...保證 переконувати یقین دلانا cam đoan 向...保证

2 to make (someone) sure You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help. verseker weet يَتَأكَّد уверявам ujistit forsikre; forvisse versichern διαβεβαιώνω asegurar, garantizar tagama اطمینان دادن taata assurer לְעוֹרֵר בִּטַחוֹן @@@בִּיטַחוֹן$$$ आश्वस्त करना uvjeriti meggyőz meyakinkan viss, öruggur assicurare 確信させる 확신을 주다 garantuoti pārliecināt; garantēt yakin verzekeren forsikre, forvisse przekonać, zapewnić dar a certeza a încre­dinţa уверять uistiť prepričati osigurati förvissa, övertyga ให้ความมั่นใจ inandırmak, ikna etmek 使確信 запевняти یقینی بنانا bảo đảm 使确信

n asˈsurance

1 confidence an air of assurance. selfvertroue ثِقَه увереност důvěra selvtillid; selvsikkerhed die Sicherheit αυτοπεποίθηση seguridad kindlus اطمینان؛ دلگرمی itsevarmuus assurance בִּטַחוֹן @@@בִּיטַחוֹן$$$ निश्चित होना samopouzdanje biztonság, bizonyosság keyakinan, kepastian, jaminan sjálfstraust, öryggi fiducia 自信 확신 pasitikėjimas savimi pārliecība; paļāvība keyakinan zelfverzekerdheid selvtillit, selvsikkerhet pewność segurança încredere уверенность dôvera samozavest poverenje []säkerhet ความเชื่อมั่น kendine güvenme 自信 упевненість اعتماد ، بھروسہ sự tự tin 确信

2 a promise He gave me his assurance that he would help. versekering وَعد، تَأكيد уверение slib løfte die Zusicherung υπόσχεση garantía, promesa, palabra de honor kinnitus قول lupaus assurance הַבטָחָה आश्वासन obećanje ígéret janji loforð, fullvissun promessa, garanzia 保証 보장 patikinimas apliecinājums jaminan verzekering forsikring, løfte zapewnienie garantia asigurare заверение sľub zagotovilo obećanje försäkran คำสัญญา güvence, söz 保證 запевнення; гарантія یقین دہانی sự bảo đảm 保证

3 insurance life assurance. versekering تَأمين застраховка pojištění (livs-)forsikring; assurance die Versicherung ασφάλεια (π.χ. ζωής) seguro kindlustus بیمه vakuutus assurance(s) בִּטוּח @@@בִּיטוּח$$$ बीमा osiguranje biztosítás asuransi trygging assicurazione 保険 보험 (ap)draudimas apdrošināšana insurans nyawa verzekering forsikring, assuranse ubezpieczenie seguro asigurare страхование poistenie zavarovanje životno osiguranje försäkring การประกัน sigorta 保險 страхування بیمہ bảo hiểm 保险

adj asˈsured

certain and confident an assured young woman. selfversekerde واثِق уверен sebejistý selvsikker uselbstsicher με αυτοπεποίθηση, σίγουρος seguro enesekindel مطمئن vakuuttunut plein d'assurance בָּטוּח आश्वस्त samouvjeren magabiztos penuh keyakinan öruggur, viss sicuro di sé 自信のある 확실한 savimi pasitikintis pašpaļāvīgs berkeyakinan zelfverzekerd selvsikker pewny siebie confiante plin de încredere (само)уверенный sebaistý samozavesten pouzdan självsäker เชื่อมั่น kendinden emin, kendine güvenen 自信的 самовпевнений پر اعتماد tự tin 自信的

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assure → يُطَمئن ujistit forsikre versichern διαβεβαιώνω asegurar vakuuttaa assurer uvjeravati assicurare 確約する 보증하다 verzekeren forsikre zapewnić assegurar уверять försäkra ให้ความมั่นใจ güvence vermek cam đoan 确告