assure vs ensure vs insure
Definitions
verb
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- make certain of
- assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
- make a promise or commitment
- cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
Examples
I reassured him it was secure by logging into my account and viewing his profile.
If all this seems a little negative, let me assure you I now feel an almost pathological fondness for the place.
Please be assured that eHarmony uses robust security measures, including password hashing and data encryption, to protect our members' personal information.
Definitions
verb
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- make certain of
Examples
You think Spielberg would only have a rattletrap third-rate spaceship like the Millennium Falcon to ensure his survival?
Combine the corn with steamed green vegetables like asparagus and offer baked potatoes to ensure the children don't go hungry.
That which is soft and effeminate, which is calculated to excite the passions, by multitudes of ambiguous expressions, (not the less dangerous for being so cloaked) should be considered by Christians as an abuse the more deplorable, as it has even been censured and condemned by the pagans.
Definitions
verb
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- make certain of
- protect by insurance
- take out insurance for
Examples
Now, though, insurers find they are increasingly paying out for teenagers crashing expensive vehicles that they would not normally have the ghost of a chance of obtaining cover for.
More serious motoring offences such as uninsured driving would carry a £10 surcharge.
When she died, the insurance company cancelled the policy, because it would not insure an empty house.
