insure

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insure  /ɪn ˈʃʊr/ ? Meaning of "insure"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
  2. (v) make certain of
  3. (v) protect by insurance
  4. (v) take out insurance for

Synonym(s)

assure, check, control, ensure, see, see to it

Derived Word(s)

insurer

Usage(s):

  1. AIG generally sells credit-default swaps, thereby promising to insure others against defaults.
  2. Some facts about 1944 movie tastes, as registered at the nation's box-offices: A popular star does not insure a popular picture.
  3. Say you buy a house and insure it.

Quotes

  1. Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, said his politically powerful group "will continue to work at every level to insure that defiant city councils and cynical politicians do not transform this constitutional...
    on Jun 28, 2010 By: Wayne LaPierre Source: Lewiston Sun Journal

  2. "I look forward to hosting this meeting in the near future ...... so we can insure that this crisis does not happen again," Bush said after he welcomed French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso here...
    on Oct 18, 2008 By: President Bush Source: Channel News Asia

  3. "We need to respond to this crisis with utmost urgency. It is therefore imperative that a government be formed in the next few days and begins to implement plans to insure that our people have food and do not die of starvation," Tsvangirai said...
    on Sep 27, 2008 By: Morgan Tsvangirai Source: AFP

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