Hypertext Webster Gateway: "assured"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Assured \As*sured"\, a.
Made sure; safe; insured; certain; indubitable; not doubting;
bold to excess.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Assured \As*sured"\, n.
One whose life or property is insured.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Assure \As*sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assured}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Assuring}.] [OF. ase["u]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L.
ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See {Secure}, {Sure}, and
cf. {Insure}.]
1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise,
declaration, or other evidence.

His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . .
Assures me that the bitterness of death Is past, and
we shall live. --Milton.

2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the
design of inspiring belief or confidence.

I dare assure thee that no enemy Shall ever take
alive the noble Brutus. --Shak.

3. To confirm; to make certain or secure.

And it shall be assured to him. --Lev. xxvii.
19.

And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and
shall assure our hearts before him. --1 John iii.
19.

4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak.

5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to
pay a specified sum at death. See {Insure}.

Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate;
protest; persuade; convince.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

assured
adj 1: marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with
an assured hand"
2: characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured
income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"


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