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

  insuring
     vb.
     (present participle of en insure nocat=1)

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

  insuring
     vb.
     (present participle of en insure nocat=1)

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

  insuring
     vb.
     (present participle of en insure nocat=1)

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

  insuring
     vb.
     (present participle of en insure nocat=1)

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

  insuring
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm i nsur ing e)

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

  insuring
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en insure ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb insure)

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

  Insuring /ɪnʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  التأمين

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

  insuring /ɪnʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  gewährleistend, sicherstellend, sichernd, sorgend
     Synonyms: ensuring, assuring, 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 ]

  insuring /ɪnʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  versichernd
   see: insure sth., insured, insures, insured, insure your house against fire / against the risk of fire, insure / assure your life for EUR 100,000 with an insurer
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈʃʊɹɪŋ/


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