Assure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To inform positively, as to remove doubt: assured us that the train would be on time.
  • v. To cause to feel sure: assured her of his devotion.
  • v. To give confidence to; reassure.
  • v. To make certain; ensure: "Nothing in history assures the success of our civilization” ( Herbert J. Muller).
  • v. To make safe or secure.
  • v. Chiefly British To insure, as against loss.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make sure and secure.
  • v. To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
  • v. To guarantee, promise (to do something).
  • v. To reassure.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.
  • v. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence.
  • v. To confirm; to make certain or secure.
  • v. To affiance; to betroth.
  • v. To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make sure or certain; convince or make confident, as by a promise, declaration, or other evidence: as, to assure a person of one's favor or love.
  • To declare solemnly to; assert earnestly to; endeavor to convince by assertion: as, I assure you I am speaking the truth.
  • To secure or confirm; make sure to be or to continue; give certainty or stability to: as, to assure a person's position or possessions.
  • To free from obscurity, ambiguity, or uncertainty.
  • To embolden; make confident.
  • To affiance; betroth.
  • To insure, as against loss.
  • To confide; trust.
  • To promise; pledge one's self.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
  • v. make certain of
  • v. cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
  • v. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
  • v. inform positively and with certainty and confidence
  • v. make a promise or commitment
  • Verb Form
    assured    assures    assuring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    calm    tranquillise    calm down    quieten    lull    still    tranquillize    quiet    tranquilize    aver   
    Cross Reference
    insure   
    Hyponym
    make    doom   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aver    vouch    asseverate    persuade    protest    assert    avouch    convince    declare    confirm   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baldur    Bloor    Moor    Moore    Muir    Ruhr    Ur    allure    bonjour    boor   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts