Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Insure
In′sure
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Insured
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Insuring
.] [OE.
ensuren
, prob. for assuren
, by a change of prefix. See 1st In-
, and Sure
, and cf. Assure
, Ensure
.] [Written also
ensure
.] 1.
To make sure or secure;
as, to
. insure
safety to any one2.
Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for;
as, a merchant
insures
his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured
against fire or water; persons are insured
against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured
.In-sure′
,Verb.
I.
To underwrite; to make insurance;
as, a company
. insures
at three per centWebster 1828 Edition
Insure
INSU'RE
,Verb.
T.
contract or covenant for a consideration to secure a person against loss; or to engage to indemnify another for the loss of any specified property, at a certain stipulated rate per cent, called a premium. The property usually insured is such as is exposed to extraordinary hazard. Thus the merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; houses are insured against fire; sometimes hazardous debts ar insured, and sometimes lives.
INSU'RE
,Verb.
I.