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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insure \In"sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insured}; p. pr & vb n. {Insuring}.] [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of prefix. See 1st {In-}, and {Sure}, and cf {Assure}, {Ensure}.] [Written also {ensure}.] 1. To make sure or secure; as to insure safety to any one 2. 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.
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