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   Assure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Assuring.] [OF. aseürer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L. ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and cf. Insure.]
   To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.
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   His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . . 
   Assures me that the bitterness of death
   Is past, and we shall live.
   Milton.
   
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   To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence.
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   I dare assure thee that no enemy
   Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus.
   Shak.
   
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   To confirm; to make certain or secure.
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   And it shall be assured to him.
   Lev. xxvii. 19.
   
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   And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
   1 John iii. 19.
   
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   To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.]
   Shak.
   
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   (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
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   Syn. -- To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate; protest; persuade; convince.
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