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assured

 
Adjective assured has 2 senses
  1. assured - marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"
    Antonym:
    unconfident (indirect, via confident)
  2. assured - characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"
    Antonyms:
    insecure, unsafe (indirect, via secure)
Verb assure has 6 senses
  1. guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. assure, tell - inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"
    --2 is one way to affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody of something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  3. assure - assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"
    --3 is one way to
    persuade
    Derived form: noun assurance3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody of something
    Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
  4. see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
    --4 is one way to verify
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  5. reassure, assure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
    --5 is one way to calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
    Sample sentence:
    The good news will assure her
  6. promise, assure - make a promise or commitment
    --6 is one way to declare
    Derived form: noun assurance2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
    Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
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