assure : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: assure	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for assure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assure v make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" Synonym(s): guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!" Synonym(s): assure, tell assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe" 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" Synonym(s): see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" Synonym(s): reassure, assure Antonym(s): vex, worry make a promise or commitment Synonym(s): promise, assure
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assure \Assure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assuring}.] [OF. ase[81]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L. ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See {Secure}, {Sure}, and cf. {Insure}.] 1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence. His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . . Assures me that the bitterness of death Is past, and we shall live. --Milton. 2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence. I dare assure* thee that no enemy Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus. --Shak. 3. To confirm; to make certain or secure. And it shall be assured to him. --Lev. xxvii. 19. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. --1 John iii. 19. 4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See {Insure}. Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate; protest; persuade; convince.