Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make sure or certain; insure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
insure .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make sure. See
insure . - transitive verb obsolete To betroth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- verb make certain of
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Reminding me for all the world of wooden-faced commissars delivering set speeches to "the masses," who from time to time were expected to break out in "prolonged, stormy applause," city officials tried to ensure from the start that no real dialogue would take place.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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Civil discourse and outreach work in ensure these communities do no feel alienated and disenfranchised.
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What it does ensure is that the oil companies make more money.
New Ads: 1, 2, ‘Punch’ — and Punch Back - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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What we need the most of they ensure is always in the shortest supply!
365 tomorrows » Wet : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006
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What we need the most of they ensure is always in the shortest supply!
365 tomorrows » 2006 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006
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All that will ensure is that the 401 will be as crowded as ever this afternoon between Toronto and Windsor.
July 2006 2006
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What people like Rick Santorum want to ensure is that OUR kids REMAIN in unmarried homes.
07/25/2005 2005
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What we have to ensure is that Canada is on the vanguard of this revolution and not one of its victims.
The Federal Budget 1996
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On the eve of the birth of NAFTA, the first thing to ensure is also a true Canadian internal market, an additional parallel between our two countries.
Switzerland and the EC After the Rejection of the European Economic Area 1993
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What we have to ensure is that Canadian federalism is flexible and supple enough to accommodate Quebec and the special characteristics of other regions also.
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