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insure

2 antonyms for insure — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — To arrange, usually by paying for a policy, to receive money if something bad such as an accident or theft happens.

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First attested in c. 1440, as a variant of Middle English ensuren (from Anglo-Norman enseurer, itself from Old French en- + seür (“sure”), probably influenced by Old French asseürer (“to assure”)); took on its particular sense of "make safe against loss by payment of premiums" in 1635, replacing assure. Doublet of ensu...

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