ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAassure
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assure
Meaning: to tell someone confidently that something is true
assure in a sentence
How assure is used in real sentences:
The guide assured us that the trail was clearly marked.
The mechanic assured Dad that the bicycle would be ready by Friday.
“Bell tried to assure everyone that the show would be ready.”
— from the passage Six Hours to Curtain
Synonyms for assure
Other words for assure — reassure, promise and confirm — carry the same meaning.
- reassure
- promise
- confirm
Antonyms of assure
Words that mean the opposite of assure:
- doubt
- unsettle
Where it comes from
From Old French asseurer 'to make safe'
Memory hook
ASSURE makes someone feel SURE.