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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.
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              And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and
              shall assure our hearts before him.   --1 John iii.
                                                    19.
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     4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     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 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  assure
       v 1: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice
            retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee
            success!" [syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, secure]
       2: inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell
          you that man is a crook!" [syn: tell]
       3: 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: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
          something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See
          that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the
          product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure,
           control, ascertain]
       5: cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried
          to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" [syn:
           reassure] [ant: worry]
       6: make a promise or commitment [syn: promise]

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


  assure
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διαβεβαιώ, εγγυώμαι

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


  assure
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
     2 (lb en transitive followed by ''that'' or ''of'') To give (someone)
  confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
     3 (lb en obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
     4 (lb en transitive) To reassure.

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


  assure
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
     2 (lb en transitive followed by ''that'' or ''of'') To give (someone)
  confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
     3 (lb en obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
     4 (lb en transitive) To reassure.

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


  assure
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
     2 (lb en transitive followed by ''that'' or ''of'') To give (someone)
  confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
     3 (lb en obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
     4 (lb en transitive) To reassure.

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


  assure
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
     2 (lb en transitive followed by ''that'' or ''of'') To give (someone)
  confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
     3 (lb en obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
     4 (lb en transitive) To reassure.

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


  assure
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 a ssur e)

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


  assure
     Engelska vb.
     försäkra, övertyga

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  assure /əʃˈʊə/
  seker maak, sertifiseer, verseker

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


  Assure /əʃˈʊə/
  أكّد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  assure //əˈʃɔː// //əˈʃɝ// //əˈʃʊə// //əˈʃʊɹ// 
  1. убеждавам, удостоверявам
  to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something
  2. уверявам
  to make sure and secure
  3. вдъхвам увереност
  to reassure