insure

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪnˈʃʊr/ UK /ɪnˈʃʊə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to arrange financial compensation against loss, damage, or harm

They decided to insure the painting for a million dollars.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to arrange financial... underwrite indemnify cover assure guarantee

Word family

Derived forms insurerinsuredinsuranceinsurable

Related forms ensure assure secure

Etymology

A variant of ensure, from Anglo-Norman enseurer, from Old French aseürer ('to assure'), ultimately from Latin securus ('safe, secure'), from se- ('without') + cura ('care').

securus Latin cura Latin

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# insure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈʃʊr/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈʃʊə/

## Meanings
1. to arrange financial compensation against loss, damage, or harm

## Examples
- They decided to insure the painting for a million dollars.

## Synonyms
- underwrite
- indemnify
- cover
- assure
- guarantee

## Derived Forms
- insurer
- insured
- insurance
- insurable

## Related Forms
- ensure
- assure
- secure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: securus
- Root: cura

## Etymology
A variant of ensure, from Anglo-Norman enseurer, from Old French aseürer ('to assure'), ultimately from Latin securus ('safe, secure'), from se- ('without') + cura ('care').

## AI Etymology
Insure is a variant of ensure, from Anglo-Norman enseurer, from Old French aseürer ('to assure'), ultimately from Latin securus ('safe, secure'), from se- ('without') + cura ('care'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a verb, it means "to arrange financial compensation against loss, damage, or harm", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin securus and Latin cura. Derivative forms include insurer, insured, insurance, insurable; related words include ensure, assure, secure.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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