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[ en-shoor, -shur ] / ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ensure ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), en·sured, en·sur·ing.to secure or guarantee: This letter will ensure you a hearing. to make sure or certain: measures to ensure the success of an undertaking. to make secure or safe, as from harm. insure (defs. 1-3). Origin of ensure1350–1400; Middle English ensuren<Anglo-French enseurer.See en- 1, sure SYNONYMS FOR ensure3 protect, guard, safeguard. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ensure ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM ensureen·sur·er, nounun·en·sured, adjectiveWords nearby ensureenstatite, enstrophe, ensue, ensuing, en suite, ensure, enswathe, ENT, entablature, entablement, entad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ensureAsserting our right to free speech is the only to ensure that 12 people did not die in vain. Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Police, their representatives and supporters tell us, ensure our freedom of speech through our ability to protest. Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST If someone wants to ensure a direct and secure connection, no entity, whether a hotel or otherwise, should be able to block it. How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST To ensure that all Afghan women see the gains of the last decade, we need to understand, support and enhance existing systems. We’re Not Done in Afghanistan|Kimberley Motley|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then we must address the threats Afghan women face, and ensure they have a meaningful role in talks about Afghanistan's future. We’re Not Done in Afghanistan|Kimberley Motley|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is to ensure sufficient freedom for the dart when entering the crescent. An Analysis of the Lever Escapement|H. R. Playtner Thus the very points in which they differed seemed, in some measure, to ensure the continuance of their mutual affection. Bride of Lammermoor|Sir Walter Scott Even a thorough washing of the hands will not ensure absolute security. Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold The troops were kept in excellent training, to ensure their fitness to take the field at a moment's notice. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke In the case of a large tube, a scratch will not ensure its breaking clean across. The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame|W. A. Shenstone
British Dictionary definitions for ensure
verb (tr)(may take a clause as object) to make certain or sure; guaranteethis victory will ensure his happiness to make safe or secure; protect Derived forms of ensureensurer, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ensureinsure, protect, secure, provide, assure, safeguard, establish, certify, okay, confirm, clinch, effect, guard, cinch, warrant, arrange, nail down, lock on, lock up, make sure |