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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Assure \As*sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Assuring.] [OF. ase["u]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L.
     ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and
     cf. Insure.]
     1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise,
        declaration, or other evidence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . .
              Assures me that the bitterness of death
              Is past, and we shall live.           --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the
        design of inspiring belief or confidence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I dare assure thee that no enemy
              Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To confirm; to make certain or secure.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And it shall be assured to him.       --Lev. xxvii.
                                                    19.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and
              shall assure our hearts before him.   --1 John iii.
                                                    19.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to
        pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate;
          protest; persuade; convince.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Assuring \As*sur"ing\, a.
     That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. --
     As*sur"ing*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Assure \As*sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Assuring.] [OF. ase["u]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L.
     ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and
     cf. Insure.]
     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. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to
        pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
  
     Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate;
          protest; persuade; convince.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Assuring \As*sur"ing\, a.
     That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. --
     As*sur"ing*ly, adv.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  assuring
       adj : giving confidence

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assuring
     vb.
     (present participle of en assure nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  assuring
     vb.
     (present participle of en assure nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  assuring
     vb.
     (present participle of en assure nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  assuring
     vb.
     (present participle of en assure nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assuring
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a ssur ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assuring
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en assure ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb assure)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  التّأكيد

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  zajištění

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  gewährleistend, sicherstellend, sichernd, sorgend
     Synonyms: ensuring, insuring, guaranteing
  
   see: ensure, insure, assure, guarantee sth., ensured, insured, assured, guaranteed, ensures, insures, assures, guarantees, ensured, insured, assured, guaranteed, This is the only way to guarantee that …
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  sich vergewissernd, sichergehend
     Synonyms: making sure, making certain
  
   see: make sure that …, make certain that …, assure yourself that …, made sure, made certain, assured, makes sure, makes certain, assures, made sure, made certain, assured, I just wanted to make sure you got home safely., She waited a moment to assure herself that she was not being followed., How do you assure yourself that you're dealing with a responsible firm?
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  versichernd
   see: assure sb. of sth., assure sb. that …, assured, We assure you of our continued assistance:, Assuring you of our continued support., I (can) assure you / Let me assure you that you won't be disappointed., This mistake won't happen again, I (can) assure you.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  sich versichernd
   see: insure against sth., assured, insure against exchange rate fluctuations
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  biztosítás

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈʃʊɹɪŋ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 保证的,确信的,使人有自信的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 保证的,确信的,使人有自信的

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