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.

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1. ensure

   To ensure is to make certain or guarantee that something will occur or be the case. It often involves taking actions or precautions to make sure a desired outcome happens or a specific condition is met.

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. Yosuke Isozaki:

   Rather than A2/AD, we use the phrase 'maritime supremacy and air superiority', our thinking was that we wanted to be able to ensure maritime supremacy and air superiority that fit with the U.S. military.

2. Antonio Carlos de Oliveira:

   Money is speaking loudest, there's no way to ensure the minimum conditions of security are respected or that the environmental bodies will make proper supervision.

3. Margrethe Vestager:

   At the same time, state aid enforcement needs to go hand in hand with a change in corporate philosophies and the right legislation to address loopholes and ensure transparency. We have made a lot of progress already at national, European and global levels, and we need to continue to work together to succeed.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   This order will help the Congress recruit and retain the outstanding and diverse talent that we need, as it also helps ensure parity between employees of the House of Representatives and other employees of the Federal Government.

5. Michael Rhodes:

   We have determined that it is difficult to ensure a consistently great experience for our customers, we will continue to assess the Penny experience and intend to appropriately address customer impact.

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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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ensure
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ensure