INSURE

see, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure

(verb) 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”

guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure

(verb) make certain of; “This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us”; “Preparation will guarantee success!”

cover, insure, underwrite

(verb) protect by insurance; “The insurance won’t cover this”

insure

(verb) take out insurance for

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

insure (third-person singular simple present insures, present participle insuring, simple past and past participle insured)

(transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.

(intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a policy of insurance

(chiefly US, transitive) Alternative spelling of ensure; to make sure or certain of; guarantee.

Usage notes

• (provide for compensation): Note that both the person taking out insurance and the company with whom the policy is taken are said to insure the risk.

Anagrams

• Ursine, inures, nursie, rusine, urines, ursine

Source: Wiktionary

In"sure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insured; p. pr. & vb. n. Insuring.] Etym: [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of prefix. See 1st In-, and Sure, and cf. Assure, Ensure.] [Written also ensure.]

1. To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.

2. Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured.

In*sure", v. i.

Definition: To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition