Thesaurus: insure

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1. v. t. To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
2. v. t. Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured.
3. v. i. To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent.
4. v. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
5. v. make certain of
6. v. protect by insurance
7. v. take out insurance for
8. 1. To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one. 2. Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured. To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent.
9. To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures atthree per cent.
10. v:100 v. take out insurance for