assurer

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English

Etymology

From assure +‎ -er.

Noun

assurer (plural assurers)

  1. An insurer; an underwriter.
  2. One who takes out insurance.
  3. A person who or thing which assures.

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French asseurer, from Old French asseürer, from Vulgar Latin *assēcūrāre, from Latin sēcūrus (safe). By surface analysis, a- +‎ sûr +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.sy.ʁe/
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Verb

assurer

  1. to assure, to ensure, to make sure
  2. to do; to take care of; to carry out; to be in charge of
    Des bénévoles assurent le nettoyage des lieux.
    Volunteers take care of the cleaning of the premises.
  3. to insure, to give insurance to
  4. (climbing) to belay

Usage notes

S'assurer que, in the sense of "make sure," takes the indicative mood: Assurez-vous que la porte est bien fermée. The subjunctive is seen at times (Assurez-vous que la porte soit bien fermée), especially where the connotation is that the listener should check and then do the thing if it is not already done, but is generally proscribed.

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Descendants

  • Danish: assurere
  • Romanian: asigura (partial calque)

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