see, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
(verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; āHe verified that the valves were closedā; āSee that the curtains are closedā; ācontrol the quality of the productā
assure
(verb) assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; āI assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safeā
promise, assure
(verb) make a promise or commitment
guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure
(verb) make certain of; āThis nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for usā; āPreparation will guarantee success!ā
assure, tell
(verb) inform positively and with certainty and confidence; āI tell you that man is a crook!ā
reassure, assure
(verb) cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; āThe airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
assure (third-person singular simple present assures, present participle assuring, simple past and past participle assured)
(transitive) To make sure and secure.
(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
(obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
(transitive) To reassure.
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Source: Wiktionary
As*sure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured; p. pr. & vb. n. Assuring.] Etym: [OF. aseĆ¼rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L. ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and cf. Insure.]
1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence. His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . . Assures me that the bitterness of death Is past, and we shall live. Milton.
2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence. I dare assure thee that no enemy Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus. Shak.
3. To confirm; to make certain or secure. And it shall be assured to him. Lev. xxvii. 19. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 1 John iii. 19.
4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] Shak.
5. (Law)
Definition: To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
Syn.
– To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate; protest; persuade; convince.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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