assure

Definition

To make sure and secure; ensure.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "I assure you that the program will work smoothly when we demonstrate it to the client."
• "He assured of his commitment to her happiness."
• "That as a law for euer should endure; / Which to obserue in word of knights they did assure."

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