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ensure: to make sure or certain; guarantee; to protect
insure: to take out or issue insurance; to pay or be paid money in the case of loss
assure: convince, make sure of something, to give confidence; to declare or promise confidently

The verb ensure has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (6) guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure -- (make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!")
2. (2) 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")
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Synonyms: 2 senses of ensure

Sense 1
guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure -- (make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!")

Sense 2
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")
=> verify -- (confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim")

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Sense 1
guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure -- (make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!")
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Sense 2
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")
=> verify -- (confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim")
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Coordinator Terms: 1 of 2 senses of ensure

Sense 2
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")
-> verify -- (confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim")
=> check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick -- (put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units")
=> 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")
=> check -- (verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts")