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
If all this seems a little negative, let me assure you I now feel an almost pathological fondness for the place.
I reassured him it was secure by logging into my account and viewing his profile.
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?
She would have taken a great deal of trouble that her daughters might not be a flounce behind the fashions, and was so far-seeing in her motherly anxieties, that she junketed herself and Major Buller to many an entertainment, where they were bored for their pains, that the extensive acquaintance might ensure to the girls partners, both for balls and for life when they came to require them.
Combine the corn with steamed green vegetables like asparagus and offer baked potatoes to ensure the children don't go hungry.
Definitions
verb
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- make certain of
- protect by insurance
- take out insurance for
Examples
More serious motoring offences such as uninsured driving would carry a £10 surcharge.
In that instance, the insurer was legally liable for the loss.
I would be surprised if it were not insured for damages for libel or defamation anywhere in the world, and if it is not, then it should be.
