assure

as-sure · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To tell someone something positively to remove doubt.

  2. 2.

    To make something certain to happen; to guarantee.

  3. 3.

    To insure (British English, especially for life insurance).

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    rest assured — be confident that
  • •
    I can assure you — used to emphasize that something is true

Related words

Antonyms: doubt, question, unsettle
See also: assured, ensure, guarantee, promise
Synonyms: convince, guarantee, promise, reassure

Etymology

From Old French asseurer, from Vulgar Latin assecurare, from Latin ad- ("to") + securus ("secure").