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Antonyms for insure


Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-shoor, -shur
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr



Definition of insure

Origin :
  • mid-15c., insuren, spelling variant of ensuren (see ensure). Took on its particular sense of "make safe against loss by payment of premiums" from mid-17c. (replacing assure in that meaning). Related: Insured; insuring.
  • verb protect, secure
Example sentences :
  • Then came the cartful of our dead, whom we were carrying with us to insure their decent burial.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Not I, old gentleman; I've got too much respect for old age, I'll insure you.
  • Extract from : « The Politician Out-Witted » by Samuel Low
  • To insure that, he put that note with the other papers of the Company.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He says that I must choose a mate, to insure the stability of the royal house.
  • Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • The carbon should be moved around to insure a solid joint at all points.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • The top of jar should also be heated to insure a tight seal.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • This will insure attention and silence, and my words will be heard as we pass along.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
  • To insure keeping, these native grapes must be handled most carefully.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • That old drunken doctor said he 'd not insure him for twenty-four hours.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • Now, who's to insure me that they 'd not find out all about me in the mean while?
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever

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