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Definition of Assure
1. Verb. Make certain of. "Preparation will guarantee success!"
Related verbs: Guarantee, Vouch
Specialized synonyms: Doom, Make
Derivative terms: Guarantee
2. Verb. Inform positively and with certainty and confidence. "I tell you that man is a crook!"
3. Verb. Assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence. "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"
4. Verb. Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something. "Control the quality of the product"
Specialized synonyms: Proof, Proofread, Control, Double-check, Cross-check, Cinch, Card, Spot-check, Cover
Related verbs: Check, Check Off, Mark, Mark Off, Tick, Tick Off, Check, Ascertain, Check, Determine, Find Out, Learn, See, Watch, Control, Verify
Generic synonyms: Verify
Derivative terms: Check, Check
5. Verb. Cause to feel sure; give reassurance to. "The performance is likely to assure Sue"; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
Generic synonyms: Calm, Calm Down, Lull, Quiet, Quieten, Still, Tranquilize, Tranquillise, Tranquillize
Derivative terms: Reassurance
Antonyms: Worry
6. Verb. Make a promise or commitment. "They assure him to write the letter"
Specialized synonyms: Pledge, Plight, Swear Off, Contract, Undertake, Guarantee, Undertake
Generic synonyms: Declare
Derivative terms: Assurance, Promise, Promisee, Promiser, Promisor, Promissory
Definition of Assure
1. v. t. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.
Definition of Assure
1. Verb. To make sure and secure. ¹
2. Verb. (ditransitive) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something). ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something). ¹
4. Verb. To reassure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Assure
1. to insure [v -SURED, -SURING, -SURES] - See also: insure
Medical Definition of Assure
1. 1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence. "His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . . Assures me that the bitterness of death Is past, and we shall live." (Milton) 2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence. "I dare assure thee that no enemy Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus." (Shak) 3. To confirm; to make certain or secure. "And it shall be assured to him." (Lev. Xxvii. 19) "And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him." (1 John III. 19) 4. To affiance; to betroth. 5. To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure. Synonym: To declare, aver, avouch, vouch, assert, asseverate, protest, persuade, convince. Origin: OF. Aseurer, F. Assurer, LL. Assecurare; L. Ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and cf. Insure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Literary usage of Assure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"disgrace a child, for her distress had allowed no arrangement; but at least it
would assure them both of her being neither imposed on nor gratified by Mr ..."
2. The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1921)
"THE GREAT REACTION THEY TRIED TO assure THE WORLD AN ERA OF UNDISTURBED PEACE BY
SUPPRESSING ALL NEW IDEAS. THEY MADE THE POLICE-SPY THE HIGHEST FUNCTIONARY ..."
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