assure
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
make certain of
This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
inform positively and with certainty and confidence
I tell you that man is a crook!
Types & categories
- swan hypernym
Sense 3 verb
assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- assurance derivation
Sense 4 verb
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
He verified that the valves were closed
Types & categories
- verify hypernym
- proofread hyponym
- control hyponym
- double-check hyponym
- cross-check hyponym
- cinch hyponym
- card hyponym
- spot-check hyponym
- cover hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe
Types & categories
- still hypernym
Related & opposite
- vex antonym
- reassurance derivation
Sense 6 verb
make a promise or commitment
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- promise derivation
- assurance derivation
- promisee derivation
- promiser derivation
- promissory derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | guarantee |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | guarantee |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | doom |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | make |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | swan |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | assurance |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | persuade |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reassure |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | checkout |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | substantiation |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | check off |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | check |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | find out |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | verify |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | verify |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | proofread |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | control |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | double-check |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross-check |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cinch |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | card |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | spot-check |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cover |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | vex |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | reassurance |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | still |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | promise |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | assurance |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | promisee |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | promiser |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | promissory |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | declare |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | pledge |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | swear off |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | contract |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | guarantee |