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ensure.

To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈʃɔː(ɹ)//ɪnˈʃʊə(ɹ)//ɪnˈʃʊɹ/General-American/ɪnˈʃɝ/General-American
  1. To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).

    intransitive
    I use an alarm clock to ensure that I get up on time.
  2. To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer, from Old French seur (“sure”). Doublet of insure.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.