assurer
Meaning
- to assure, to ensure, to make sure
- to do; to take care of; to carry out; to be in charge of
- to insure, to give insurance to
- to belay
Concepts
hold open
keep open
make certain
make safe
Synonyms
répondre (de qn)
prémunir (de)
se porter garant (de)
guarantir
faire assurer
faire accroire
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.sy.ʁe/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French asseurer, from Old French asseürer, from Vulgar Latin *assēcūrāre, from Latin sēcūrus (“safe”). By surface analysis, a- + sûr + -er.
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