ensure

tr.v., -sured, -sur·ing, -sures.
To make sure or certain; insure: Our precautions ensured our safety. See Usage Note at assure.

[Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer : Old French en-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + Old French seur, secure, variant of sur; see sure.]

verb

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

IN BRIEF: To make certain. Also: To make safe.

Potential does not always ensure success. — LaVell Edwards.

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. - sikre, garantere, forsikre imod

Nederlands (Dutch)
instaan voor, garanderen, veilig stellen, verzekeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - garantir, assurer

Deutsch (German)
v. - sicherstellen, gewährleisten

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

Italiano (Italian)
garantire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - garantir, proteger

Русский (Russian)
гарантировать, обеспечивать

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

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillförsäkra, garantera, säkerställa, försäkra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
确定, 担保, 保证

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 確定, 擔保, 保證

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 안전하게 하다, 책임지다, 확실하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 確実にする, 保証する, 安全にする, 守る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكفل, يضمن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הבטיח, עשה לבטוח‬

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ensure	Ensure Nutritional Supplement
ensure calcium	Ensure Nutrition Drink