Assuring

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Assuring \As*sur"ing\, a.
     That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. --
     {As*sur"ing*ly}, adv.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and
              shall assure our hearts before him.   --1 John iii.
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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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  assuring
       adj : giving confidence