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en·sure

ensure

 
 
pronunciation:
ihn shur
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part of speech: verb
inflections: ensures, ensuring, ensured
definition: If a hotel ensures that their guests are happy, they make certain that their guests will be happy by doing necessary things. If a person or thing ensures something, they make it certain to happen.
The manager does everything she can to ensure that the store's customers get the best service.The extra soft cushion in these shoes ensures that they will be comfortable.The nurse gave the patient some extra blankets to ensure that he would be warm enough.
synonyms:
guarantee
similar words:
mean, see
derivation: ensurer (n.)
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