versichern

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (weak) to insure (to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs)
  2. (weak) to reassure, assure
  3. (accusative, reflexive, weak) to reassure, assure
  4. (weak) to reassure, assure
  5. (dated, weak) to reassure, assure
  6. (accusative, dated, reflexive, weak) to take possession of, to secure

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ferˈzɪçərn/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle High German versichern. Equivalen to ver- + sichern. The insurance sense (17th c.) is a calque of Italian assicurare.

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