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insure
in·sure [ in shr ] (past and past participle in·sured, present participle in·sur·ing, 3rd person present singular in·sures)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb cover something with insurance: to agree formally that, for a sum of money paid to a company, the company will pay compensation or costs if a particular harm or loss occurs to somebody or something
insured the ring for $5,000
2. intransitive verb protect against risk: to get protection from something undesirable that might happen, usually by making contingency plans or taking precautionary or preventive measures
3. transitive verb 
Another spelling of  ensure
[15th century. Variant of ensure]

in·sur·a·bil·i·ty [ in shrə bíllətee ] noun
in·sur·a·ble adjective
in·sured adjective, noun

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