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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

as·sure / əˈshoŏr/ • v. [tr.] 1. tell someone something positively or confidently to dispel any doubts they may have: Tony assured me that there was a supermarket in the village. | [tr.] they assured him of their full confidence. ∎ make (someone) sure of something: you would be assured of a fine welcome. 2. (often be assured) make (something) certain to happen: victory was now assured. DERIVATIVES: as·sur·er n.

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assure

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

assure XIV. — OF. asseūrer (mod. assurer) :- Rom. *assēcūrāre, f. AS- + sēcūrus SECURE.
So assurance XIV.

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assure

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

assure •abjure, adjure, allure, amour, assure, Bahawalpur, boor, Borobudur, Cavour, coiffure, conjure, couture, cure, dastur, de nos jours, doublure, dour, embouchure, endure, ensure, enure, gravure, immature, immure, impure, inure, Jaipur, Koh-i-noor, Kultur, liqueur, lure, manure, mature, moor, Moore, Muir, mure, Nagpur, Namur, obscure, photogravure, plat du jour, Pompadour, procure, pure, rotogravure, Ruhr, Saussure, secure, simon-pure, spoor, Stour, sure, tour, Tours, velour, Yom Kippur, you're •tambour • prefecture • caricature •armature •tamandua, tandoor •Dartmoor • Exmoor • Hawksmoor •paramour • Papua • Jabalpur •Manipur • Jodhpur • Kuala Lumpur •Kolhapur • Karlsruhe • Joshua •cynosure • Fraktur • détour • contour •Padua •jaguar, Managua, Nicaragua •vacua • valuer • Langmuir • mantua •arguer • residua •continua, continuer •pedicure • manicure • sinecure •epicure • conure •bordure, ordure •Saumur • nunciature • overture •couverture • coverture • purpure

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