ensure : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ensure	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for ensure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ensure 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 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Insure \In"sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insuring}.] [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ensure \En*sure"\, v. t. 1. To make sure. See {Insure}. 2. To betroth. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.