Antonyms for assure


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-shoo r, uh-shur
Phonetic Transcription : əˈʃʊər, əˈʃɜr


Definition of assure

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French asseurer (12c., Modern French assurer) "to reassure, calm, protect, to render sure," from Vulgar Latin *assecurar, from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + securus "safe, secure" (see secure (adj.)). Related: Assured; assuring.
  • verb convince, relieve doubt
  • verb promise
  • verb make certain
Example sentences :
  • Those Westerners perform quite in that manner, I assure you.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He could assure them they felt highly flattered at the reception which had been accorded them.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Oh, ma'am—you're very polite—I feel it a great compliment, I assure you.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Much against my liking, I assure you, said my brother, rudely interrupting her.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • But I know what your duties will be, and I assure you, my dear Hester, you will find the thing cannot be done.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • I assure you that now they are at the corner of the Rue Magloire.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Well, let me assure you of one thing-there's commonplaceness everywhere.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • It will be excellent sport, I assure you, when they catch a glimpse of your figure.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The honour, as you are pleased to call it, would be no favour, I assure you.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • "No penance at all, I assure you," answered Peter with something like a smile.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

Synonyms for assure

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