ensure (verb)

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• ensure — ► VERB 1) make certain that (something) will occur or be so. 2) (ensure against) make sure that (a problem) does not occur. ORIGIN Old French enseurer, earlier form of assurer assure …   English terms dictionary

• ensure — verb 1) ensure that the surface is completely clean Syn: make sure, make certain, see to it; check, confirm, establish, verify 2) legislation to ensure equal opportunities for all Syn: secure, guarantee, assure, cer …   Thesaurus of popular words

• ensure — verb 1) ensure that the surface is completely clean Syn: make sure, make certain, see to it, check, confirm, establish, verify 2) legislation to ensure equal opportunities for all Syn: secure, guarantee, assure …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• ensure — verb /ɪnˈʃʊə,ɪnˈʃɔː,ɪnˈʃʊəɹ/ a) To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure. ‘Fayre knyght, for Goddis love, sle me nat, and I shall ensure the never to warre ayenste thy lady, but be allway towarde… …   Wiktionary

• ensure — I verb ascertain, assure, certify, check, clinch, confirm, corroborate, dismiss doubt, endorse, give security, give surety, guarantee, indemnify against loss, insure, keep from harm, keep safe, make certain, make sure, offer collateral, promise,… …   Law dictionary

• ensure — (also insure esp. in AmE) verb ADVERB ▪ practically, virtually ▪ effectively ▪ (not) only, simply ▪ The system not only ensures maximum discounts, but als …   Collocations dictionary

• ensure — transitive verb (ensured; ensuring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French ensurer, alteration of assurer more at assure Date: 1660 to make sure, certain, or safe ; guarantee Synonyms: ensure, insure, assure, secure mean to make a thing or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ensure — [[t]ɪnʃʊ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ ensures, ensuring, ensured VERB To ensure something, or to ensure that something happens, means to make certain that it happens. [FORMAL] [V that] Britain s negotiators had ensured that the treaty which resulted was a… …   English dictionary

• ensure */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈʃɔː(r)] / US [ɪnˈʃʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms ensure : present tense I/you/we/they ensure he/she/it ensures present participle ensuring past tense ensured past participle ensured to make certain that something happens or is done The… …   English dictionary

• ensure — /ɛnˈʃɔ / (say en shaw), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (ensured, ensuring) 1. to secure, or bring surely, as to a person: this letter will ensure you a hearing. 2. to make sure or certain to come, occur, etc.: measures to ensure the success of an… …  

• ensure — [ɪn ʃɔ:, ʃʊə, ɛn ] verb make certain that (something) will occur or be so. ↘(ensure against) make sure that (a problem) does not occur. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. enseurer. alt. of OFr. aseurer, earlier form of assurer (see assure). Usage… …   English new terms dictionary