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assure.

To make sure and secure; ensure.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈʃɔː(ɹ)//əˈʃʊə(ɹ)//əˈʃʊɹ/General-American/əˈʃɝ/General-American
  1. To make sure and secure; ensure.

    transitive
  2. To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).

    transitive
    I assure you that the program will work smoothly when we demonstrate it to the client.
    He assured of his commitment to her happiness.
  3. To guarantee, promise (to do something).

    obsolete
  4. To reassure.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old French asseurer (Modern French assurer), from Latin ad- + securus (“secure”). Cognate with Spanish asegurar. Doublet of assecure.

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