insure

v., -sured, -sur·ing, -sures.

v.tr.

1. 1. To provide or arrange insurance for: a company that insures homeowners and businesses.
   2. To acquire or have insurance for: insured herself against losses; insured his car for theft.
2. To make sure, certain, or secure. See Usage Note at assure.

v.intr.

To buy or sell insurance.

[Middle English ensuren, to assure, from Old French enseurer, possibly variant of assurer. See assure.]

insurability in·sur'a·bil'i·ty n.
insurable in·sur'a·ble adj.

To provide or obtain Insurance for reimbursement against loss to minimize risk.

verb

To render certain: assure, ensure, guarantee, secure, warrant. Informal cinch. See certain/uncertain.

IN BRIEF: To indemnify or protect against loss by fire, death, or accident.

To insure peace of mind, ignore the rules and regulations. — George Ade (1866-1944), American humorist.

Tutor's tip: If you "ensure" (to guarantee; to make safe) there will be good security at the event you will find it easier to "insure" (to provide insurance).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forsikre, assurere
v. intr. - sikre sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
verzekeren, garanderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - assurer, garantir
v. intr. - assurer, se garantir contre

Deutsch (German)
v. - versichern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ασφαλίζω/-ομαι, καλύπτω με ασφάλεια, εξασφαλίζω, διασφαλίζω

Italiano (Italian)
assicurare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - assegurar, segurar

Русский (Russian)
застраховать, гарантировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asegurar
v. intr. - asegurarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försäkra, assurera, garantera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
保险, 确保, 投保险

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 保險, 確保
v. intr. - 投保險

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 보험에 들다, ~의 보험을 맡다, 지키다
v. intr. - 보험에 가입하다, 방지하는 수단을 취하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 保険をかける, 保険を引き受ける, 保証する, 請け合う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤمن : يصدر صك تأمين, يكفل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ביטח, הבטיח, ווידא, קידם פני צרה‬
v. intr. - ‮הוציא או רכש פוליסת ביטוח‬

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