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/ɛnʃˈʊr/ /ɪnʃˈʊr/ Listen

verb

Ensure v. t.

To make sure. See Insure.

To betroth. (Obs.)

Insure v. t. (past & past part. insured; pres. part. insuring) (Written also ensure)

To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.

Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured.

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... against the inroads of France. On the advice of Germany he proposed the assembly of an international conference at Algeciras in 1906 to consult upon methods of reform, the sultan's desire being to ensure a condition of affairs which would leave foreigners with no excuse for interference in the control of the country, and would promote its welfare, which Abd-el-Aziz had earnestly desired from his accession ...

— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia

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