GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

last match results

Found 2 definitions

1.       
   Ensure , v. t.
   To make sure. See Insure.
   1913 Webster
   To betroth. [Obs.]
   Sir T. More.
   
   1913 Webster
         
       

2.       
   Insure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Insuring.] [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of prefix. See 1st In-, and Sure, and cf. Assure, Ensure.] [Written also ensure.]
   1913 Webster
   To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
   1913 Webster
   Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured.
   1913 Webster