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

  Insure \In"sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insured; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Insuring.] [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of
     prefix. See 1st In-, and Sure, and cf. Assure,
     Ensure.] [Written also ensure.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]

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

  Insure \In*sure"\, v. i.
     To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at
     three per cent.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Insure \In"sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insured; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Insuring.] [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of
     prefix. See 1st In-, and Sure, and cf. Assure,
     Ensure.] [Written also ensure.]
     1. To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
  
     2. 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.

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

  Insure \In*sure"\, v. i.
     To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at
     three per cent.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  insure
       v 1: 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, see to it, ensure,
             control, ascertain, assure]
       2: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice
          retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
          [syn: guarantee, ensure, assure, secure]
       3: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn:
           cover, underwrite]
       4: take out insurance for

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

  insure
     Αγγλικά vb.
     ασφαλίζω

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

  insure
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified
  risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial
  compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a
  policy of insurance
     3 (lb en chiefly US transitive dated) (alternative spelling of en
  ensure nodot=1); to make sure or certain of; guarantee.

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

  insure
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified
  risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial
  compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a
  policy of insurance
     3 (lb en chiefly US transitive dated) (alternative spelling of en
  ensure nodot=1); to make sure or certain of; guarantee.

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

  insure
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified
  risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial
  compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a
  policy of insurance
     3 (lb en chiefly US transitive dated) (alternative spelling of en
  ensure nodot=1); to make sure or certain of; guarantee.

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

  insure
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified
  risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial
  compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a
  policy of insurance
     3 (lb en chiefly US transitive dated) (alternative spelling of en
  ensure nodot=1); to make sure or certain of; guarantee.

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

  insure
     Englanti vb.
     vakuuttaa (''varautua omaisuuden tuhoutumiseen'')

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

  insure
     Engelska vb.
     försäkra, assurera

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

  insure /ɪnʃˈʊə/
  assureer, verseker

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

  Insure /ɪnʃˈʊə/
  أمّن

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

  insure //ɪnˈʃɔː// //ɪnˈʃɝ// //ɪnˈʃʊə// //ɪnˈʃʊɚ// 
  1. осигурявам
  to ensure
  2. застраховам
  to provide for compensation if some risk occurs

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

  insure /ɪnʃˈʊə/
   [eko] pojistit se

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

  insure /ɪnʃˈʊə/
  pojišťovat

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

  insure /ɪnʃˈʊə/
  pojistit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  insure /ɪnʃˈʊə/ 
  yswirio 

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

  insure /ɪnʃˈʊə/ 
   [Am.] etw. gewährleisten, sicherstellen, sichern, für etw. sorgen 
     Synonyms: ensure, assure, guarantee sth.
  
   see: ensuring, insuring, assuring, guaranteing, ensured, insured, assured, guaranteed, ensures, insures, assures, guarantees, ensured, insured, assured, guaranteed, This is the only way to guarantee that …
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  insure //ɪnˈʃɔː// //ɪnˈʃɝ// //ɪnˈʃʊə// //ɪnˈʃʊɚ// 
  vakuuttaa
  to provide for compensation if some risk occurs

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  insure /inʃeər/
  assurer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  insure /ɪnʃˈʊə/ 
  1. बीमा~करना[कराना]
        "We should insure against accidents."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  insure /ɪnʃˈʊə/
  osigurati

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  insure /inʃeər/
  assureren, veilig stellen, verzekeren

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  ensure, insure /ɪnˈʃʊə/ 
    zapewniać, gwarantować

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  insure /ɪnˈʃʊə/ 
   1.  ubezpieczać (oneself - się)
   2.  zabezpieczać się, zabezpieczać (against - przeciw)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  insure /inʃeər/
  garantir, segurar, assegurar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  insure /inʃeər/
  asegurar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  insure //ɪnˈʃɔː// //ɪnˈʃɝ// //ɪnˈʃʊə// //ɪnˈʃʊɚ// 
  försäkra
  to provide for compensation if some risk occurs

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  insure /ɪnʃˈʊə/
  1. sigorta etmek
  2. emniyet altına almak
  3. sigorta olmak
  4. temin etmek. insurable  sigorta edilebilir. insured  sigortalı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈʃʊɹ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "insure":
     arm, armor, ascertain, assure, attest, back, be sponsor for, bless,
     bond, certify, champion, cinch, clear up, clinch, cloak,
     compass about, confirm, copyright, countersecure, cover, cushion,
     decide, defend, determine, dismiss all doubt, endorse, ensure,
     establish, fence, fend, find out, fix, get at, guarantee, guaranty,
     guard, harbor, haven, keep, keep from harm, make certain,
     make no doubt, make no mistake, make safe, make sure, make sure of,
     nail down, nestle, patent, police, protect, reassure, register,
     remove all doubt, ride shotgun for, safeguard, screen, secure,
     see that, see to it, set at rest, settle, shelter, shield, shroud,
     sign, sign for, sort out, sponsor, stand behind, stand up for,
     subscribe to, undersign, underwrite, warrant
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 保险,确保,投保...险;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 给…保险;保证使…得到
     vi. 投保

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