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verb

1. To cause (another) to believe or feel sure about something: convince, persuade, satisfy, win over. See persuasion/dissuasion.
2. To render certain: ensure, guarantee, insure, secure, warrant. Informal cinch. See certain/uncertain.

v

Definition: clinch
Antonyms: be uncertain, be unsure

v

Definition: convince
Antonyms: disbelieve, express doubt

IN BRIEF: To make certain; to guarantee.

James would only agree to go to the theater with Sally if she could assure that she'd be on time.

Tutor's tip: The Navy should "assure" (guarantee) sailors who have been at sea for a year that they will come "ashore" (on land) soon.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forsikre, forvisse

idioms:

• assure oneself    forvisse sig om

Nederlands (Dutch)
verzekeren, garanderen, overtuigen, geruststellen, verzekeren tegen schade

Français (French)
v. tr. - assurer, affirmer, certifier, convaincre, assurer qn de qch, garantir, assurer (le succès), (GB) assurer

idioms:

• assure oneself    s'assurer (de)

Deutsch (German)
v. - versichern, sichern

idioms:

• assure oneself    sich versichern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαβεβαιώνω, εξασφαλίζω, διασφαλίζω, εγγυώμαι, ασφαλίζω

idioms:

• assure oneself    βεβαιώνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
assicurare

idioms:

• assure oneself    assicurarsi che
• assure oneself of    accertarsi di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - garantir, assegurar, afirmar, firmar contrato de seguro

idioms:

• assure oneself    assegurar-se
• assure oneself of    assegurar-se de

Русский (Russian)
уверять, заверять, гарантировать

idioms:

• assure oneself    убеждаться
• assure oneself of    убеждать себя в чем-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - garantizar, asegurar

idioms:

• assure oneself    asegurarse de, cerciorarse de que

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försäkra, förvissa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
向...保证, 担保, 使确定, 使弄清楚, 使确信, 使放心, 确保, 保障

idioms:

• assure oneself    担保自身, 使自己放心, 使自己确信

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 向...保證, 擔保, 使確定, 使弄清楚, 使確信, 使放心, 確保, 保障

idioms:

• assure oneself    擔保自身, 使自己放心, 使自己確信

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 에게 보장하다, 확실하게 하다, 을 보험에 걸다

idioms:

• assure oneself    을 확인하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 保証する, 確信させる, 保険をかける, 確実にする

idioms:

• assure oneself    確かめる
• assure oneself of    ～を確かめる, ～を確信する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤكد, يطمأن, يضمن, يكفل, ثيبت, يدعم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הבטיח, ביטח‬

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