insure

Meaning

1. (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.
2. (intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a policy of insurance
3. (US, alt-of, alternative, dated, transitive) Alternative spelling of ensure; to make sure or certain of; guarantee.

Synonyms

assure

ensure

guarantee

secure

underwrite

warrant

see

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control

certify

check

ascertain

cover

endorse

indemnify

maintain

confirm

vouch

protect

see to it

make sure of something

avouch

quarantee

keep

make sure

meet

moor

observe

perform

persuade

plight

promise

protest

reassert

reassure

reservation

safeguard

see to

sell

stipulate

strengthen

verify

vouchsafe

vow

make certain

secure from

give confidence to

back

🔙

ensure

abide

abide by

Translations

assurer

asegurar

verzekeren

assicurare

versichern

assureren

veilig stellen

ασφαλίζω

garantire

sigorta etmek

sicherstellen

assegurar

waarborgen

s’assurer

assicurarsi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈʃʊə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ensuren

In summary

First attested in c. 1440, as a variant of Middle English ensuren (from Anglo-Norman enseurer, itself from en- + seür (“sure”), probably influenced by Old French asseürer (“to assure”)); took on its particular sense of "make safe against loss by payment of premiums" in 1635, replacing assure. Doublet of ensure.