Assure \As*sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Assuring.]
[OF. ase["u]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L.
ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and
cf. Insure.]
1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise,
declaration, or other evidence.
His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . .
Assures me that the bitterness of death Is past, and
we shall live. --Milton.
2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the
design of inspiring belief or confidence.
I dare assure thee that no enemy Shall ever take
alive the noble Brutus. --Shak.
3. To confirm; to make certain or secure.
And it shall be assured to him. --Lev. xxvii.
19.
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and
shall assure our hearts before him. --1 John iii.
19.
4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.]
--Shak.
5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to
pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate;
protest; persuade; convince.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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