Definitions for Ensure
ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜren·sure

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secureverb

   make certain of

   "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"

2. see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assureverb

   be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

   "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ensureverb

   To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.

2. ensureverb

   To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).

3. Etymology: From enseurer, from seur.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Ensureverb

   Etymology: from sure, assurer, French.

   1. To ascertain; to make certain; to secure.

   It is easy to entail debts on succeeding ages, but how to ensure peace for any term of years is difficult enough. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To exempt any thing from hazard by paying a certain sum, on condition of being reimbursed for miscarriage.3. To promise reimbursement of any miscarriage for a certain reward stipulated.

   A mendicant contracted with a country fellow for a quantity of corn, to ensure his sheep for that year. Roger L'Estrange.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ensure

   Ensure is an American brand of nutritional supplements and meal replacements manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. A 237-ml (8-fl oz) bottle of Ensure Original contains 220 calories, six grams of fat, 15 grams of sugar, and nine grams of protein. The top six ingredients are water, corn maltodextrin, sugar, milk protein concentrate, canola oil, and soy protein isolate. Ensure is considered lactose-free for people with lactose intolerance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Ensureverb

   to make sure. See Insure

2. Ensureverb

   to betroth

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ensure

   en-shōōr′, v.t. to make sure. [See Insure.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ensure

   To secure or guarantee.

   They did ensure they created a unity government for the benefit of everyone.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Ensure' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #947

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Ensure' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1774

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Ensure' in Verbs Frequency: #163

Anagrams for Ensure »

1. enures

2. ensuer

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ensure in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ensure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Ensure in a Sentence

1. Wayne Thomann:

   It will certainly be less than 30, and we will be conservative to ensure performance and safety.

2. Al Fontenot:

   At this point in time, we can not say for certain if we would require an additional extension of the redistricting data and we are constantly evaluating that, but first, we're trying to ensure that we get the apportionment data done promptly and on time.

3. Simon Coveney:

   From an Irish point of view there is some quite strong language that is positive, mainly that Britain is absolutely committed to what we call the backstop but more importantly they are determined to ensure that the backstop will never be necessary.

4. Tim Scott:

   We know there is more work to be done to ensure the bad apples do not define all officers — the vast majority of whom put on the uniform each day with integrity and servant hearts, we must all come together to help repair the tenuous relationship between law enforcement and Black and minority Americans.

5. White House:

   These workers are critical to the functioning of the federal government : from cleaning professionals and maintenance workers who ensure federal employees have safe and clean places to work, to nursing assistants who care for the nation's veterans, to cafeteria and other food service workers who ensure military members have healthy and nutritious food to eat, to laborers who build and repair federal infrastructure.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ensure
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ensure
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Ensure
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensure
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ensure
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Ensure