insure+against
11insure — assure, ensure, insure These three words overlap in meaning, and all have to do with aspects of certainty or security. Assure means ‘to make (a person) sure, to convince’, and can be followed by of or a that clause (She had to leave, but we were… …
12insure — in‧sure [ɪnˈʆʊə ǁ ˈʆʊr] verb [intransitive, transitive] INSURANCE 1. to buy insurance to protect yourself, your family, your business etc against something bad happening, for example accidents, damage to property, or injury caused to others: •… …
13insure — in·sure /in shu̇r/ vb in·sured, in·sur·ing vt: to assure against a loss by a contingent event on certain stipulated conditions or at a given rate of premium: give, take, or procure insurance on or for vi: to contract to give insurance:… …
14Insure — In sure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insuring}.] [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of prefix. See 1st {In }, and {Sure}, and cf. {Assure}, {Ensure}.] [Written also {ensure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make sure or… …
15insure — (v.) mid 15c., insuren, spelling variant of ensuren (see ENSURE (Cf. ensure)). Took on its particular sense of make safe against loss by payment of premiums from mid 17c. (replacing assure in that meaning). Related: Insured; insuring …
16insure — in|sure [ınˈʃuə US ˈʃur] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from ensure] 1.) [I and T] to buy insurance so that you will receive money if something bad happens to you, your family, your possessions etc ▪ Have you insured the contents of your… …
17insure — in|sure [ ın ʃur ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to regularly pay an insurance company an amount of money so that they will give you money if something you own is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are sick or injured: Have you… …
18insure — [ɪn ʃʊə] verb 1》 arrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of (property, life, or a person), in exchange for regular payments to a company. ↘secure the payment of (a sum) in this way. 2》 (insure someone against) protect… …
19insure — [15] Insure and ensure [14] are ultimately the same word. And their common ancestor started out, in fact, as a variant of assure [14]. This came via Old French asseurer from Vulgar Latin *assēcūrāre, a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix… …
20insure someone against — protect someone against (a possible eventuality). → insure …
