The Meaning of insure

• (v. t.) To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
• (v. t.) Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured.
• (v. i.) To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent.

Synonyms

Provide , stabilitate , guarantee , secure , warrant.

Antonyms

Imperil , jeopardize , shake , stake.

Rhymes

allure , amanpour , assure , badour , baldur , beladur , bijur , bloor , bonjour , boor , brochure , buhr , contour , couture , cure , demure , detour , duerr , dufour , endure , ensure , entrepreneur , epicure , fluhr , foor , fuhr , gilmour , gloor , gochnour , immature , impure , inure , jabbour , jure , lacour , lancour , latour , lesure , lumpur , lure , manure , mature , miniature , moor , moore , muhr , muir , murre , obscure , observateur , pimplapure , premature , procure , pure , reassure , rednour , reinsure , ruhr , schnoor , secure , segur , spoor , stamour , stuhr , suhr , suhre , suire , sure , tour , ture , uhr , unsure , your