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"text": "I'm not insured against burglary.",
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"(transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event."
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"ref": "1787, Preamble to the United States Constitution:",
"text": "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.",
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"ref": "1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Sir Robert Walpole and House”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 237:",
"text": "\"I have a friend at court,\" whispered she to her companion: \"last night I singled out one of Sir Robert's secretaries, and a few smiles made him my devoted chevalier, and he promised to insure an interview.\"",
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"ref": "1924, Herman Melville, chapter 19, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.:",
"text": "[…] the sentry placed over the prisoner had strict orders to let no one have communication with him but the Chaplain. And certain unobtrusive measures were taken absolutely to insure this point.",
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"ref": "1954, Packard Motor Car Company, Packard Clipper Owner's Manual:",
"text": "The latest in automation equipment, combined with highly skilled craftsmen, insure the high quality of the Packard Clipper.",
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"word": "inshore"
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"text": "I'm not insured against burglary.",
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}
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"To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event."
],
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"compensation",
"compensation"
],
[
"risk",
"risk"
],
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"policy"
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"(transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event."
],
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"transitive"
]
},
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"To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a policy of insurance"
],
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"deal",
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],
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"subscribe"
]
],
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"(intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a policy of insurance"
],
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]
},
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"word": "ensure"
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"English dated terms",
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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"ref": "1787, Preamble to the United States Constitution:",
"text": "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Sir Robert Walpole and House”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 237:",
"text": "\"I have a friend at court,\" whispered she to her companion: \"last night I singled out one of Sir Robert's secretaries, and a few smiles made him my devoted chevalier, and he promised to insure an interview.\"",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1924, Herman Melville, chapter 19, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.:",
"text": "[…] the sentry placed over the prisoner had strict orders to let no one have communication with him but the Chaplain. And certain unobtrusive measures were taken absolutely to insure this point.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1954, Packard Motor Car Company, Packard Clipper Owner's Manual:",
"text": "The latest in automation equipment, combined with highly skilled craftsmen, insure the high quality of the Packard Clipper.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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],
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"ensure",
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"make sure"
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"(chiefly US, transitive, dated) Alternative spelling of ensure; to make sure or certain of; guarantee."
],
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}
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"ipa": "/ɪnˈʃʊə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪnˈʃɔː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪnˈʃʊɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪnˈʃɝ/",
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"General-American"
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{
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ʊə(ɹ)"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)"
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],
"translations": [
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "apahovagrel",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "ապահովագրել"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "sığortalamaq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zastrahovam",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "застраховам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "assegurar"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "pojistit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "forsikre"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "verzekeren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "asekuri"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "vakuuttaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "assurer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "asegurar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "versichern"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "biztosít"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "cuir árachas ar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "assicurare"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "apdrošināt"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "inihua"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bime budan",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "بیمه بودن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ubezpieczać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ubezpieczyć"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "straxovátʹ",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "страхова́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zastraxóvyvatʹ",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "застрахо́вывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zastraxovátʹ",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "застрахова́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "osiguravati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "osigurati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "asegurar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "försäkra"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"word": "sigorta etmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "straxuváty",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "страхува́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zastraxóvuvaty",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "застрахо́вувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zastraxuváty",
"sense": "to provide for compensation if some risk occurs",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "застрахува́ти"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to deal in such contracts",
"word": "verzekeren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to deal in such contracts",
"word": "doen in verzekeringen"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bime kardan",
"sense": "to deal in such contracts",
"word": "بیمه کردن"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "straxovátʹ",
"sense": "to deal in such contracts",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "страхова́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zastraxovátʹ",
"sense": "to deal in such contracts",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "застрахова́ть"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "osigurjavam",
"sense": "to ensure",
"word": "осигурявам"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to ensure",
"word": "garanderen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to ensure",
"word": "verzekeren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to ensure",
"word": "waarborgen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to ensure",
"word": "gondoskodik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to ensure",
"word": "tesz róla"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to ensure",
"word": "gondja van rá"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to ensure",
"word": "biztosít"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "straxovátʹsja",
"sense": "to ensure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "страхова́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podstraxovátʹsja",
"sense": "to ensure",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "подстрахова́ться"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to ensure",
"word": "güvence vermek"
}
],
"word": "insure"
}
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