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Assure, ensure, and insure

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Assure, ensure, and insure Assure is the only one of the three words that means “to reassure someone or to  promise.”  أكّد   تعهد؛ طمئن I assure you that the chocolate is fresh. Ensure chiefly means “to make certain or to guarantee.”  ضمن   أكَّد He must ensure that the effect is eye-popping. Insure can be interchangeable with ensure in some cases, but it is easiest to keep these  words straight by reserving insure for references to insurance.  أَمَّنَ I need to insure my car. The definitions are different in British English: in Britain, assure can mean “to insure against a  loss.”