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insure

/ɪnˈʃɔː/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To protect against risk or loss. For example, to insure a car means to take out an insurance policy on it.

    - "You should insure your home against natural disasters."
    - "The company insures its employees against work-related injuries."
  • Verb

    To guarantee or provide a warranty for something.

    - "The seller insured the quality of the product."
    - "The publisher insured the delivery of the books."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɪnˈʃʊɚ/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1785169"
Rhymes
Words rhyming with insure
ensure , endure , secure , encourage
Variants
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insure , insured , insures , insuring , insure against , insured against , insures against , insuring against , self-insure , self-insured , self-insurer , self-insurers , self-insures , self-insuring
Forms
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insured, insuring, insurers, insurability

Etymology
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The word 'insure' comes from the Old French word 'assurer', which means 'to secure' or 'to make safe'. It is related to the Latin word 'salus', which means 'health' or 'safety'.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the first known insurance contract was written in ancient Egypt around 3000 BC?

  2. The world's oldest known insurance company is the 'Eldest Maritime Mutual Insurance Company' in London, which was founded in 1710.

Related Concepts
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  1. Risk management: The practice of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks, and implementing strategies to mitigate or transfer those risks.

  2. Insurance policy: A contract between an insurance company and a policyholder, where the company agrees to pay for any covered losses in exchange for a premium.

Quotes
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  1. He found the language not obscene … but did find it intentionally disruptive, and held that school officials had the right to "insure" that a high-school assembly proceed in an orderly manner, without hoots and howls and all that snickering.

    - William Safire,{it}New York Times Magazine{/it},24 Aug. 1986

  2. The fact that by supplying his uncle with an amusing mistress he would "insure" against any awkward second marriage was merely a fortunate coincidence.

    - Mollie Hardwick,{it}Emma, Lady Hamilton{/it},1969

  3. … his sudden fame probably "insured" a backlash.

    - Calvin Tomkins,{it}New Yorker{/it},6 Dec. 1982
Culture
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In literature, the word 'insure' is often used metaphorically to mean 'to provide for' or 'to take care of'. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Othello', Iago says, 'I have taken a heavy sum from Roderigo, and do but insure his good graces.' In art, the concept of insurance is often explored in works that deal with risk, uncertainty, and protection. For instance, the artist Yves Klein created a series of 'Anthropometry' paintings, where he insured his own body as the artwork.

How to Memorize "insure"

  1. visualize

    - To visualize 'insure', imagine a safety net or a shield that protects against risks and losses.

  2. associate

    - Associate 'insure' with the idea of protection, security, and peace of mind.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'I Need a Car' to remember the meaning of 'insure' - 'I' for 'insure', 'N' for 'need', 'E' for 'a', 'A' for 'car'.

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