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Definitions for Assure

[1] to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to: She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
[2] to cause to know surely; reassure: He assured himself that no one was left on the bus.
[3] to pledge or promise; give surety of; guarantee: He was assured a job in the spring.
[4] to make (a future event) sure; ensure: This contract assures the company's profit this month.
[5] to secure or confirm; render safe or stable: to assure a person's position.
[6] to give confidence to; encourage.
[7] Chiefly British . to insure, as against loss.
[8] to cause to feel sure or certain; convince to assure a person of one's love
[9] to promise; guarantee he assured us that he would come
[10] to state positively or with assurance
[11] to make (an event) certain; ensure
[12] mainly British to insure against loss, esp of life
[13] property law another word for convey

Words related to Assure

satisfy, encourage, persuade, reassure, affirm, vow, confirm, guarantee, insure, ensure, secure, sell, inspire, comfort, soothe, bag, hearten, aver, certify, swear

Words nearby Assure

assumptionist, assumptive, assur, assurance, assurbanipal, assure, assured, assured tenancy, assurgent, assurnasirpal ii, assyr.

Origin of Assure

1325–75; Middle English as(e)uren, assuren < Old French aseurer < Late Latin assēcūrāre, equivalent to Latin as- as- + sēcūr- (see secure) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix

Other words from Assure

as·sur·er , as·su·ror , noun
in·ter·as·sure , verb (used with object), in·ter·as·sured, in·ter·as·sur·ing.
pre·as·sure , verb (used with object), pre·as·sured, pre·as·sur·ing.
un·as·sur·ing , adjective

Word origin for Assure

C14: from Old French aseürer to assure, from Medieval Latin assēcūrāre to secure or make sure, from sēcūrus secure

Synonyms for Assure

encourage, persuade, reassure, satisfy, bag, comfort, hearten, inspire, sell, soothe, bet on, sell on