Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
INSURING
Verb
insuring
present participle of insure
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INSURE
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
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