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assuring
(mass) | assuring
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assuring
(encz) | assuring,zajištění Zdeněk Brož |
Assuring
(gcide) | Assuring \As*sur"ing\, a.
That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. --
As*sur"ing*ly, adv.
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Assuring
(gcide) | Assure \As*sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Assuring.] [OF. ase["u]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L.
ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and
cf. Insure.]
1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise,
declaration, or other evidence.
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His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . .
Assures me that the bitterness of death
Is past, and we shall live. --Milton.
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2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the
design of inspiring belief or confidence.
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I dare assure thee that no enemy
Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus. --Shak.
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3. To confirm; to make certain or secure.
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And it shall be assured to him. --Lev. xxvii.
19.
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And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and
shall assure our hearts before him. --1 John iii.
19.
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4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to
pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
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Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate;
protest; persuade; convince.
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assuring
(wn) | assuring
adj 1: giving confidence |
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reassuring
(encz) | reassuring,uklidňující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
reassuringly
(encz) | reassuringly,konejšivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
unreassuring
(encz) | unreassuring, adj: |
Assuring
(gcide) | Assuring \As*sur"ing\, a.
That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. --
As*sur"ing*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]Assure \As*sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Assuring.] [OF. ase["u]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L.
ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and
cf. Insure.]
1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise,
declaration, or other evidence.
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His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . .
Assures me that the bitterness of death
Is past, and we shall live. --Milton.
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2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the
design of inspiring belief or confidence.
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I dare assure thee that no enemy
Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus. --Shak.
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3. To confirm; to make certain or secure.
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And it shall be assured to him. --Lev. xxvii.
19.
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And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and
shall assure our hearts before him. --1 John iii.
19.
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4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to
pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
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Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate;
protest; persuade; convince.
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Assuringly
(gcide) | Assuring \As*sur"ing\, a.
That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. --
As*sur"ing*ly, adv.
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reassuring
(wn) | reassuring
adj 1: restoring confidence and relieving anxiety; "a very
reassuring remark" [ant: unreassuring, worrisome] |
reassuringly
(wn) | reassuringly
adv 1: in a reassuring manner; "the prime minister pointed
reassuringly to the silence of the British press" |
unreassuring
(wn) | unreassuring
adj 1: not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety [syn:
unreassuring, worrisome] [ant: reassuring] |
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