assured

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  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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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Assured \As*sured"\, a. Made sure; safe; insured; certain; indubitable; not doubting; bold to excess. [1913 Webster]
Assured \As*sured"\, n. One whose life or property is insured. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . . Assures me that the bitterness of death Is past, and we shall live.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence. [1913 Webster]

I dare assure thee that no enemy Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.To confirm; to make certain or secure. [1913 Webster]

And it shall be assured to him.— Lev. xxvii. 19.[1913 Webster]
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.— 1 John iii. 19.[1913 Webster]

4.To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5.(Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate; protest; persuade; convince. [1913 Webster]

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